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tldr-bot1 point3 days ago

Half of all households in Seoul consist of single inhabitants, with over 40 percent of adults aged 25-49 unwilling to marry. South Korea's capital is investing more than €260 million over five years to address what officials call a public health epidemic of loneliness.

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spider3 points3 days ago

For what it's worth:

Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation 2023

The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community

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p4r4d0x3 points3 days ago

It's a major issue in Australia too. Modern consumerist society has become too atomized globally and it's too easy to fall into isolation.

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