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Re:Ask HN: How can we solve the loneliness epidemic? by marliechiller on Monday January 19, 2026 @08:06AM (#46678559)
Not trying to be glib, but whats the alternative other than suicide? Keep trying things you know havent worked?
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Re:Ask HN: How can we solve the loneliness epidemic? by chownie on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @10:37AM (#46707168)
My winning alternative is not to go online and be the mental health equivalent of that survivorship bias fighter plane image. "Just tell yourself to get over it" is advice that can only possibly work because you didn't actually need it.
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Re:Ask HN: How can we solve the loneliness epidemic? by leroy-is-here on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @03:35PM (#46711179)
We eventually believe the words we speak about ourselves.
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