How our social ineptitude drives the Loneliness Epidemic. O. Alan Noble's thesis on the Prufrock Problem examines the loss of social skills that has caused an epidemic of loneliness and what we can do about it. For more articles, videos, books, and resources about faith and art, visit RabbitRoom.com.
Major ones- risk aversion for example, from no longer having free range childhoods, not a lot of experiences figuring it out. Back in the day we had to make plans in advance and stick to them because you weren’t able to text updates. If I missed my ride; I hade to figure it out.
Then there’s school- still very factory modeled, now with lots of feelings and screens. - screens at school and at home. And it goes on and on.
My advice: Work with a small number of ppl and create a life giving (mostly in person) community.
You have spoken the truth into my life. I am a widow and recently moved to a different city. I’m elderly, and most of the people my age have their lifelong friends and aren’t really interested in making new friends. I have my lifelong friends that I have left behind, but this is a difficult stage of life!
Today I celebrate my 69th birthday. My first greetings this morning were texts from college friends. We've stayed in contact since before internet, but it sure makes it easier.
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Major ones- risk aversion for example, from no longer having free range childhoods, not a lot of experiences figuring it out. Back in the day we had to make plans in advance and stick to them because you weren’t able to text updates. If I missed my ride; I hade to figure it out.
Then there’s school- still very factory modeled, now with lots of feelings and screens. - screens at school and at home. And it goes on and on.
My advice: Work with a small number of ppl and create a life giving (mostly in person) community.
You have spoken the truth into my life. I am a widow and recently moved to a different city. I’m elderly, and most of the people my age have their lifelong friends and aren’t really interested in making new friends. I have my lifelong friends that I have left behind, but this is a difficult stage of life!
Today I celebrate my 69th birthday. My first greetings this morning were texts from college friends. We've stayed in contact since before internet, but it sure makes it easier.