Re:Social isolation and the brain in the pandemic era
by ch4s3 on Sunday November 13, 2022 @12:38PM
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There really is very little historical precedent for people being totally alone, all of the example you cited are of right communities, which is the opposite of alone.
In fact the overwhelming weight of researcher points to isolation wrecking your mental health. I pointed to a meta-analysis of investigations into solitary confinement earlier. There’s no shortage of research showing similar results for contemporary non-carceral isolation. Here is an analysis pointing to increased deaths from drinking and drugs due to COVID isolation[1], point the opposite direction of your conclusion.
In fact the overwhelming weight of researcher points to isolation wrecking your mental health. I pointed to a meta-analysis of investigations into solitary confinement earlier. There’s no shortage of research showing similar results for contemporary non-carceral isolation. Here is an analysis pointing to increased deaths from drinking and drugs due to COVID isolation[1], point the opposite direction of your conclusion.
[1] https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/19/12835