This is why I canceled my subscription to the NYTimes and stop following the news so much. Everything is an epidemic. Everything is going to end the world.
Are there people with problems of loneliness? Sure. Is it an epidemic? Of course not.
Just like the tide pod epidemic last month. Next come, it'll be another epidemic.
And the easiest way to spot lazy media is see if the title is a headline.
"Will your kids' candy be safe this halloween?"
"Did aliens build the pyramids?"
In my opinion, the only real epidemic in modern times is people wasting time reading useless media.