Loneliness undermines health and is linked to early mortality—and baby boomers are especially feeling the effects Modern life is lonely - and we didn't evolve to live like this. In our ancient tribes the elderly lived alongside their families and were never lonely. Elders were respected for their wisdom and loved for their many stories where the dragons they had fought got bigger and more menacing by the year. Modern Life is Rubbish is the title of one of Blur's albums. In tribal societies if your house got burnt down everyone in the village would help help you build a new one. No one bartered or sold people stuff. If you needed a new pair of shoes one of the friends would probably give you a pair, but the next day you might help him in his field. People had great
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Loneliness undermines health and is linked to early mortality—and baby boomers are especially feeling the effects
This is one of the reasons that I think the Job Guarantee is such a good idea. Lots of people living on their own without work will be able to not only earn a bit of money but also be able to get out and meet people. And for those who are not well enough to get out they can have people who are on the Job Guarantee come around to keep them company, or do some tidying up for them, maybe do the garden, or even cook them a meal.
The dialectic process: thesis (modern society), antithesis (loneliness, lack of social life), Synthesis ( the Job Garantee, maybe?)