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    Explore how we've systematically dismantled the spaces where community happens, turning chronic loneliness into a public health crisis equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes daily.

    The Loneliness We Built By Design

    The Loneliness We Built By Designのベスト引用

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    We've gained privacy but lost resilience, gained independence but lost belonging. We've created a society that makes loneliness almost inevitable, but that also means we have the power to create something different.

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    What kind of society is this that we don't even know our neighbors and don't want to talk to anyone

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