Post by gato on Jul 11, 2021 7:17:45 GMT -5
Loneliness has apparently become so acute worldwide, that a firm called RentAFriend is wracking up some hefty profits. I know what you're thinking, but this is no "escort" site. In fact, if you're willing to pony up $120, you can link up with one of more than 600,000 friends for hire, under categories like:
Introduce you to people
Wingman/Wingwoman
Friends With Disabled
Friends with Seniors
Poetry/Art/Drawing
Teaching Manners
Amusement Parks
Family Functions
Workout Partner
Business Events
Outdoor Events
The list goes on. Loneliness, the mental health experts say, puts our bodies into a state of high alert, with stress hormones and increased blood pressure. It's worse, they say, than not exercising, being obese or smoking 15 cigarettes a day. In the US, 15% of men say they have no close friends. In Japan, people over 65 routinely commit crimes, just to be sent to jail, where they won't have to face isolation. This was the case before the pandemic, and continues today.
Seems counterintuitive that on our overcrowded planet loneliness would be such a social factor, but let's face it ... packed into a subway car where it's standing room only, you look around and everyone is self-isolating.
rentafriend.com/
Introduce you to people
Wingman/Wingwoman
Friends With Disabled
Friends with Seniors
Poetry/Art/Drawing
Teaching Manners
Amusement Parks
Family Functions
Workout Partner
Business Events
Outdoor Events
The list goes on. Loneliness, the mental health experts say, puts our bodies into a state of high alert, with stress hormones and increased blood pressure. It's worse, they say, than not exercising, being obese or smoking 15 cigarettes a day. In the US, 15% of men say they have no close friends. In Japan, people over 65 routinely commit crimes, just to be sent to jail, where they won't have to face isolation. This was the case before the pandemic, and continues today.
Seems counterintuitive that on our overcrowded planet loneliness would be such a social factor, but let's face it ... packed into a subway car where it's standing room only, you look around and everyone is self-isolating.
rentafriend.com/
