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Why Loneliness Is a Public Health Crisis (And What We're Getting Wrong About It)

February 18, 2026 by
Emily Gaston

Human Connection as Infrastructure

TL;DR: Loneliness isn't just a feeling — it's a health risk on par with smoking. Modern life has quietly stripped away the everyday social interactions we need, and fixing it requires treating human connection as public infrastructure, not a personal problem.

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