- I spent like all of my 20s obsessed with trying to fix the loneliness problem - hosted tons of events, tried starting a company around it, etc. Main two takeaways
- The fact that you can stay home and basically self-medicate with content in a way that feels not-quite-bored is the biggest barrier. Meeting new people consistently is naturally somewhat uncomfortable no matter how structured/well designed an event is. Being presented with an option of staying home and chilling vs. going out to meet new people, most people will pick the former and that’s pretty hard to fight.
Solving loneliness is largely reliant on altruists. -altruists who take the time to plan events and get their friends together -altruists that reach out to bring you into a plan being formed even if you’re not super close -altruists that bug you to go out even when you don’t really want to I don’t think a company will solve this problem tbh, financial incentives inherently make this entire thing feel inorganic IMO. I’m not totally sure what will. View Tweet
