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mcdow
19 hours ago
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Ask HN: How can we solve the loneliness epidemic?
It's the phones dude. It's literally just the phones. Get rid of the phones and you fix it.
bell-cot
18 hours ago
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Old geezer take: If you're referring to smart phones - social engagement in the US was already headed down 5 decades before those were invented. I blame TV.
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dvergeylen
6 hours ago
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Indeed, TV enabled millions of people to laugh at the same joke simultaneously, each sitting alone on their own sofa.
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