A mountain of research has linked loneliness to an increased risk of dementia, depression, anxiety, heart disease, stroke and early death.

Loneliness is officially a health emergency in California's San Mateo County, which is located in the San Francisco Bay Area and includes part of Silicon Valley.

The county's Board of Supervisors passed a resolution on Tuesday that declared loneliness a public health crisis and pledged to explore measures that promote social connection in the community.

It’s the first county in the U.S. to make such a declaration.

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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I’d rather be lonely than silly though.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Or rather lonely than, you know, filled with hatred and looking to hurt people not like me

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