🎧 The Loneliness Economy | Data & Dissonance

America has never been more connected.

And yet… people have never felt more alone.

In this episode of Data & Dissonance, Artie and the panel dive into what some experts are calling “The Loneliness Economy.” A world where technology connects us instantly, but real community seems to be disappearing.

Fewer friendships.
More screen time.
Remote work.
Dating apps.
Streaming life instead of living it.

Are social media platforms, streaming services, and digital convenience quietly replacing the real human connection that once held communities together?

Or is loneliness actually being engineered into the system because isolation keeps people consuming, scrolling, and plugged in?

Tonight the panel breaks it down:

• Rachel explores the mental health impact of modern isolation
• Brian questions how culture traded community for convenience
• Daniel follows the incentives behind the tech-driven attention economy
• Skylar looks at the economic pressures shaping modern social life

And host Artie asks the bigger question:

Have we built a world designed for efficiency… instead of belonging?

If Americans are more connected than ever, why do so many people still feel alone?

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