Go forth and socialise: why meeting up with friends is good for the economy | Torsten Bell
by Torsten Bell from Economics | The Guardian on (#6BH59)
Being alone can be bliss or hell, and different kinds of solitude matter
Solitude is up. More people live alone and 6% of us (equivalent to 3 million people in England) report feeling lonely often or always. The pandemic left millions of us alone for months on end.
But what kinds of solitude matter and how? After all, psychologists tell us being alone doesn't necessarily mean being lonely. Solitude ranges from bliss to hell.
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