With untold millions making daily connections through social media, why do more and more Americans complain of a painful lack of real-life friendships? In fact, evidence suggests that online obsessions contribute directly to a damaging, dangerous, new pandemic of loneliness.
As the new year began, the Surgeon General of the United States, Vivek H. Murthy, warned The New York Times, “I believe loneliness is one of the defining health concerns of our time,” with severe consequences to both emotional and physical well-being.
Like other analysts in recent decades, he cited ample research indicating that “people who are more socially connected live longer and are more protected against stress, depression,
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