Re:Exploring what loneliness does to the human body
by slitaz on Sunday January 28, 2018 @06:53PM
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Very bad article.
Does not address WHY would loneliness have such an effect. I mean "scientifically" why, not qualitatively.
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Re:Exploring what loneliness does to the human body
by brango on Monday January 29, 2018 @06:43AM
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In a hunter-gatherer society you'd have far higher chances of survival in a team/tribe. I don't find it surprising at all that feeling lonely (a desire to be part of a tribe) would have such a strong impact on mental (and therefore physical) health. It would act as a strong drive for the lonely person to change their situation, potentially improving their chances of survival and reproduction.
From an evolutionary perspective it's little different to starvation. In fact, you could define loneliness as "social starvation".