Social disconnection is all around us. Many of us experience loneliness, but avoid talking about it because we feel that we're the only ones. But what if that's not true? If you're lonely, you're not alone. In fact, our society feels more disconnected than ever and it could get a lot worse in the coming years.

*Disclaimer: I mention that we will work for 90k hours but only socialize 328 days, and I compare these as if they are the same measurements. They are not. Please note that 328 days is equal to 7,872 hours.

Sources:

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/01/23/798676465/most-americans-are-lonely-and-our-workplace-culture-may-not-be-helping

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-020-0797-x

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/21/technology/facebook-remote-work-coronavirus.html

https://www.gettysburg.edu/news/stories?id=79db7b34-630c-4f49-ad32-4ab9ea48e72b&pageTitle=1%2F3+of+your+life+is+spent+at+work#:~:text=Writer%20Annie%20Dillard%20famously%20said,on%20your%20quality%20of%20life.

https://www.payscale.com/career-news/2018/10/heres-how-many-years-youll-spend-work-in-your-lifetime

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/sunday-review/zoom-video-conference.html?auth=login-email&login=email

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https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23182523

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2017/11/paying-for-fake-friends-and-family/545060/