Loneliness is stronger when not alone

Re:Loneliness is stronger when not alone by wffurr on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @12:50PM (#36406857)

Being alone in the city, "alone in the crowd", feels just as lonely if not more so for me than walking alone in the forest. The latter I expect to be alone, but in the former, I'm surrounded by people but with no connection. It's a strange feeling.

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Re:Loneliness is stronger when not alone by wenc on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @01:04PM (#36407088)

There’s a new lot coined word “sonder” that describes being alone in the city and observing others and wondering about their inner lives. As a writer this fills me with warmth rather than loneliness.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/sonder#:~:text=(file)-,Verb...)

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Re:Loneliness is stronger when not alone by wffurr on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @11:19AM (#36419637)

There's a difference between "being alone" and "loneliness". Being alone in the city or the forest can be great. Being lonely, less so.

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