Touch can reduce pain, depression and anxiety, say researchers

"The analysis revealed humans gained similar benefits in terms of their physical health when touched by other humans as by objects – such as social robots or weighted blankets."

Time for a weighted social robot blankets

"Further, touching the head was associated with greater health benefits than touching other parts of the body."

I'll have to wear my weighted social robot blanket on my head?

N=1, cuddling is a very fun hobby

This seems like something anyone could have told you.

However, coupled with the prevalence of loneliness/isolation, it does beg to question modern social structures/norms.

Of course.

Which ones specifically?

And yet nobody did. How much time is wasted globally when people are bullied into making obvious things into secrets?

what?

i don't see the connection between "anyone with a body can tell you that bodies like touch" and "time is wasted globally when people are bullied into making obvious things into secrets"

Cat > person.

T. gondii ≈ person