People are dying of loneliness

 DNYUZ - In the most connected era in human history, people are dying of loneliness. Roughly 100 every hour, according to a grim new report from the World Health Organization.

That’s more than 871,000 people per year. To put that into perspective: loneliness is outpacing some of our deadliest diseases and doing it while we’re all technically more “connected” than at any point in human history.  

The WHO’s new report, From Loneliness to Social Connection: Charting the Path to Healthier Societies, explains that loneliness is the gnawing feeling you get when your social life doesn’t match what you want. Social isolation is the objective absence of social contact. Both are bad for your body.