Loneliness has emerged as a public health crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with impacts on health comparable to smoking. The phenomenon is prevalent despite enhanced online connectivity, as social media often leads to feelings of inadequacy. To address this issue, businesses are exploring ways to encourage offline interactions and respond to varying social trends. Highlighting this effort, entrepreneur Andy Dunn developed a social app, Pie, aimed at helping people rebuild friendships disrupted by significant life changes. As loneliness rises, innovative solutions could reshape social engagement strategies.
Loneliness can increase the risk of heart disease and strokes by roughly 30%, and dementia by about 50%. This makes it as harmful as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day.
While we've never been more connected online, social media often exacerbates loneliness by making individuals feel inadequate compared to the vibrant lives others present.
Companies are stepping up to combat loneliness by encouraging offline interactions and creating products that align with new social behaviors, like the sober curious movement.
Andy Dunn created Pie, a social app designed to help people forge new friendships when facing major life changes that disrupt existing social networks.
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