Lost Connections

and the Cost of Convenience

7.1% of adults reported feeling lonely “often or always” in 2023, up from 5% in 2018. UK Office for National Statistics (ONS)

I don’t believe that loneliness is a sign of weakness. Rather, I think some are lonely because the very structures we have built - our cities, our schools, even our algorithms, are designed to keep us apart. We often label this as…