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Re:Ask HN: How can we solve the loneliness epidemic? by mystifyingpoi on Thursday January 15, 2026 @02:40PM (#46638045)
> "Oh yeah, I have a bunch of friends at the gym."

Their definition of "a friend" can wildly vary from yours. Especially if such relationship is cultivated only at the gym. I'd hardly call it "friendship".

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Re:Ask HN: How can we solve the loneliness epidemic? by zem on Thursday January 15, 2026 @07:50PM (#46641656)
on the other hand, having people you see regularly and exchange pleasantries with can change gymming from a lonely to a sociable experience.
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