How Social Isolation Is Killing Us

Re:How Social Isolation Is Killing Us by Tempest1981 on Thursday December 22, 2016 @05:52PM (#13241119)

I think it's cultural. I've lived in apartments and condos designed with nice common spaces (pool, clubhouse, lawn, chairs), and those areas were empty 95% of the time. At most, a couple of people swimming, or a guy taking a phone call.

We work all day, come home at 8pm, watch TV while surfing with phone, update Facebook, text a friend, go to bed. Repeat.

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Re:How Social Isolation Is Killing Us by prawn on Thursday December 22, 2016 @09:13PM (#13242259)

I think some people don't like being visible in a public space that includes "others". Maybe a feeling of being judged and feeling self-conscious as a result?

Go back 10,000 years and almost all people encountered would be people familiar to you. Any other instances would've been a potential stand-off. I'd guess it's a carry over from that.

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Re:How Social Isolation Is Killing Us by 8note on Friday December 23, 2016 @03:24AM (#13243638)

the ones in my apartment really aren't compfy, and if you look closely, you quickly notice how much they cheaper out on everything

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Re:How Social Isolation Is Killing Us by Tempest1981 on Friday December 23, 2016 @10:46PM (#13248452)

We may have identified the root cause of Social Isolation: Cheap lawn furniture. :-)

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