Re:Social isolation and the brain in the pandemic era
by Behemoth66 on Sunday November 13, 2022 @12:07PM
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I believe you’re confusing meeting new people and isolation.
Living alone was extremely rare until recent history [1]. Not having freedom of movement, or not living in a city does not mean social isolation. Villages back in history used to celebrate holidays together, families were much larger, everyone knew everyone since birth etc…
I just woke up but don’t feel like pulling up the sources but I believe the exact opposite of your statement. Social isolation is a modern phenomenon that was extremely rare before in history. It was incredibly difficult to survive just by yourself.
Living alone was extremely rare until recent history [1]. Not having freedom of movement, or not living in a city does not mean social isolation. Villages back in history used to celebrate holidays together, families were much larger, everyone knew everyone since birth etc…
I just woke up but don’t feel like pulling up the sources but I believe the exact opposite of your statement. Social isolation is a modern phenomenon that was extremely rare before in history. It was incredibly difficult to survive just by yourself.
[1] https://archive.org/details/goingsoloextraor00eric