#social-isolation

#social-isolation

According to a piece by The Guardian, Bupa surveyed 8,000 workers on their feelings toward hybrid work and office responsibilities earlier this year. Gen Z's apparent drive for offices and traditional desks appears to be fuelled by an innate loneliness, with 38% saying they feel 'socially isolated' due to their work setup. This is notably more than their older peers.

We got here and immediately started our new jobs, the kids entered school, and along the way, we realized we weren't making very many connections.

Shinmori struggles with memory but fondly recalls teaching children games and making crafts. He illustrates his memory issues as being as small as his fingertip.

Social platform startup 222 uses AI to engineer chance encounters among members to combat social isolation, leveraging machine learning to connect people meaningfully.

Hearing loss affects 42% of people over the age of 50, increasing to 71% of people over 70, highlighting the urgent need for proactive ear care.

When people can stay in their own homes, that has a positive impact on their happiness, self-esteem and quality of life.

The complexities of our contemporary social fabric reveal a paradox: while we are the most age-diverse society, we are also profoundly age-segregated by institutions and policies.

The original study's alarming trends largely disappeared when properly graphed, revealing that the increase in time spent alone was only 24 minutes per day over 17 years.