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Social Connection Is So Fundamental for Our Well Being
Social connection is so fundamental for our well being in every sense of the word. When we're lonely and isolated, it actually affects our bodies down to the level at which our genes are expressed. There is one researcher who actually referred to loneliness as a fertilizer for other diseases. It can help counteract some of the loneliness and isolation that was a problem before the pandemic,. and it's so much worse now.