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Re:Senior Citizens Struggle with Suicide as Loneliness and I... by r00fus on Monday July 29, 2019 @04:14PM (#20558878)
Great, I agree - now do a bit more analysis and regress one step further - who profits from this? Why is this a problem now, rather than say, 50 years ago?
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Re:Senior Citizens Struggle with Suicide as Loneliness and I... by drcross on Monday July 29, 2019 @06:46PM (#20560259)
>do a bit more analysis and regress one step further - who profits from this?

Home builders making individual houses and possibly therapists and pharma making anti depression pills. Did I miss any?

>Why is this a problem now, rather than say, 50 years ago?

People shared bedrooms, went to communal bath houses for example and there was a stronger family unit most likely due to societal customs.

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