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Re:Social isolation and loneliness in Canada by nine_k on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @02:06AM (#20282296)
Church services require people to be in the same place at the same time, for the same purpose.

Few other activities gather the same people regularly. I can immediately think of narrow social networks (like obscure subreddits), and online games, though.

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Re:Social isolation and loneliness in Canada by pharke on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @06:49AM (#20283677)
Although those activities lack the factor of physical presence. For a lot of people in modern society the only time they are around others is at work or in public places neither of which have a primary focus on community and fellowship like a church congregation. We desperately need to add more community gatherings that don't exclude people based on skill or ability.
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Re:Social isolation and loneliness in Canada by dsfyu404ed on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @08:55AM (#20284440)
>require people to be in the same place at the same time, for the same purpose.

Otherwise known as the most effective way to build friendships.

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Re:Social isolation and loneliness in Canada by mensetmanusman on Monday July 01, 2019 @12:00AM (#20322370)
World of Warcraft raids are the only one
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