# Are People Lonely or Just Alone?

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Podcast: [The Culture We Deserve](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-culture-we-deserve-6690403)
Published: 2026-06-11T14:47:43+00:00
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## Resource

Lately social media has been inundated with the loneliness influencer, the people (mostly women) who glamorize and romanticize a cozy little life alone: frozen pizzas, a glass of wine, and a sweet treat eaten in front of a TV, snug in yoga pants or luxury sweats, in your perfectly gray urban apartment. Is this helpful for those still stuck in our loneliness crisis, teaching them to turn solitude into meaningful me-time? Or is this going to drive everyone insane and lead to the dying out of humanity as a species? Why not both? Jessa and Nico look at the so-called loneliness crisis to see how it got so gendered, whether it's a crisis at all, and how this is how American infrastructure wants us, atomized and confusing people on our screens for our friends and enemies. Shownotes and references: http://theculturewedeserve.substack.com

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