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RationPhantomsyesterday at 7:20 PM2 repliesview on HN

Please don't romanticize isolation. We have enough elderly folk existing in dire loneliness in assisted-living facilities and nursing homes who understand the true definition of it.


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applfanboysbgonyesterday at 7:25 PM

People aren't allowed to enjoy something because other people don't enjoy it? Other people are experiencing something they didn't choose, so nobody should be allowed to choose it?

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Barrin92yesterday at 7:33 PM

as is often pointed out, loneliness and solitude are two different things. The latter, especially in nature, can be a very formative and restorative experience.