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Re:Older Americans are alone half their waking hours, on ave... by twoheadedboy on Friday July 12, 2019 @12:41PM (#20422046)
Completely disagree. I don't think humans are meant to live in cities. Something about being around that many people and ongoings makes me and from what I can tell a lot of other people, on edge so to speak.

I grew up in a suburb and it was not at all isolating. We had close communities and nearby family. I was friends with kids on my block and had freedom to explore and be independent. I would say technology is what is driving people to isolation.

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Re:Older Americans are alone half their waking hours, on ave... by brlewis on Friday July 12, 2019 @05:19PM (#20424619)
Does your first paragraph apply to smaller cities like Boston?
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Re:Older Americans are alone half their waking hours, on ave... by war1025 on Friday July 12, 2019 @11:39PM (#20426355)
As someone from the Midwest, I'm very amused by your categorization of Boston as a "smaller city".

Edit:

For reference, this [1] was the "big city" to me growing up.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_City,_Iowa

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Re:Older Americans are alone half their waking hours, on ave... by brlewis on Monday July 15, 2019 @10:45AM (#20441277)
Did people in Mason City seem to be on edge from being around too many other people?
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Re:Older Americans are alone half their waking hours, on ave... by war1025 on Thursday July 18, 2019 @12:11AM (#20466620)
No I don't suppose so.
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