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Loneliness is a huge issue which is rarely considered. It's a problem which affects the elderly (widows and widowers) on a large scale, but isn't confined to them. Ironically, it's the big cities, where people are most numerous, that can be loneliest, because often the sense of community that exists in smaller places isn't present. It's easy to get lost amongst a huge crowd. This sense of isolation has been exacerbated for many recently, due to lockdown.

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The thing with loneliness is there is some studies that suggest it is more prevalent among the young than the elderly.

I think social media excaberates that in a lot of ways. So many people give the impression of having the perfect life that it creates a false sense of reality that is impossible to measure up to. In an age of remote everything, amplified by an ongoing lockdown, it's so easy to become disconnected and excluded from society.

I worry about the looming mental health crisis that is on the horizon. I think we sometimes downplay how much of a lifeline pubs and clubs, community centres, churches, libraries and so on are for people who are otherwise alone.