Loneliness has almost nothing to do with work hours or pay. People in literally all of human history worked and yet we've only had ubiquitous loneliness for like 30 years.
Perhaps you’re feeling the transition in increased disparity between minimum wage and cost of living that occurred ~30 years ago?
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/21/politics/minimum-wage-inflati...
> all of human history worked
And you are also correct. They probably had a tough life and for those humans, the reward was survival and more. I can only imagine waking up on a cold morning, no running water, stepping out on the fields, using average manual tools. They probably stuck around in groups.
You think financial pressure has zero bearing on your mental health?
What bearing does your mental health have on your capacity to form and nurture relationships?
If you read the article then you’d know the org has been given 5M euro and so far has come up with:
> strategies such as joining clubs or pursuing hobbies
You’ll need spare cash and spare time for those solutions.
>> strategies such as joining clubs or pursuing hobbies
I could have saved them $5M by loaning them my copy of “Bowling Alone”
> strategies such as joining clubs or pursuing hobbies
I have to go online to find the clubs?
In America, there's consolidation everywhere in search of greater efficiency and profits. From local tennis clubs merging into city-wide organizations managed through an app to monopolies emerging in corporate landscape.
Only the orange site would get angry at someone suggesting they should be paid more and have more free time to pursue their interests.