Status Updates From Loneliness: Human Nature an...

“Our sociality is central to who we are. Using loneliness as a window on human nature gets us beyond abstract (and therefore sometimes not terribly useful) debates about whether we are fundamentally Hobbesian beasts or ‘just a little lower than the angels.’ ”

“At times, social science research may seem like one of those reality shows with a hidden camera that traps unwary people in ridiculous, almost sadistic, situations.”

lol

Very tehnical, but very interesting.
Seems odd to me that we need to conduct studies on loneliness and see how bad is to not have a connection/social support. It's a basic need as drinking water...