{"podcast":{"title":"Monologues By Hasi","slug":"monologues-by-hasi-5740468","podcast_index_feed_id":5740468,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/YcfL4kdu","website_url":"https://www.monologuesbyhasi.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/88eaa618-6b57-48c6-ac65-f0e55113f343/a4f3eb7a-dde9-48d9-8c44-03977ea81a9c/3000x3000/2025-20new-20logo.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Hasintha Attanayake","episode_count":141,"summary":"My name is Hasi and I work in tech. Most of the time I'm brought into meetings as a window dressing - so I don't get to talk as much as I'd like. This is my outlet for my 2 cents on topics such as life, money, society and self-development plus whatever else lies up in my head. Hopefully this doesn't get me cancelled in the process. Enjoy!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T02:18:08.175739+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/monologues-by-hasi-5740468"},"episode":{"title":"The Loneliness Epidemic: Why You Need To Be Proactive, More Forgiving And Apply Game Theory To Beat It","slug":"the-loneliness-epidemic-why-you-need-to-be-proactive-more-forgiving-and-apply-game-theory-to-beat-it","published_at":"2026-05-10T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/monologues-by-hasi-5740468/the-loneliness-epidemic-why-you-need-to-be-proactive-more-forgiving-and-apply-game-theory-to-beat-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/monologues-by-hasi-5740468","url":"https://www.monologuesbyhasi.com/episodes/the-loneliness-epidemic-why-you-need-to-be-proactive-more-forgiving-and-apply-game-theory-to-beat-it-iZY5kJxS","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/48e388c0-8ff0-4a11-84c4-99089b52011f/369e1b9a-21d5-4fc8-9d4c-ba602e03bd92/episodes/audio/group/8b4ab5c4-09eb-4f5b-ae60-dcb2315d4206/group-item/74f552d6-cfe8-4a6e-b680-17396ea0becd/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=YcfL4kdu","summary":"As we've gotten older I've noticed that in many of the social networks of my friends (male in particular) have become a shell of what they used to be. Whilst this could be a quality over quantity scenario, and this is arguably part of the reason, I see something else far more destructive is that many are falling into what is described as 'The Loneliness Epidemic'. In a world where we feel connected by the mirage created through the digital world many of us often feel less connected than ever because digital connection is a poor substitute for connection another human in real life. In this episode I reflect on a number of social gatherings I've recently hosted, my observations of social dynamics over the last 10-15 years and how I think we ought to apply game theory to our networks rather than the default tit-for-tat strategy so many of us fall into. Want to listen to more episodes? Visit https://www.monologuesbyhasi.com/ or subscribe on your favourite podcast app. To get in touch and leave me your 2c or ideas you'd like me to discuss in a future episode reach me on X (Twitter) @realHasinthaA. My intro and outro music are courtesy of Max Maikon and the YouTube Audio Library. Full credits are as follows: Track: Equilibrium — Max Maikon [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: Equilibrium — Max Maikon | Free Background Music | Audio Library Release Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/equilibrium","meta_description":"As we've gotten older I've noticed that in many of the social networks of my friends (male in particular) have become a shell of what they used to be. Whi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1646,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/monologues-by-hasi-5740468/episodes/the-loneliness-epidemic-why-you-need-to-be-proactive-more-forgiving-and-apply-game-theory-to-beat-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/monologues-by-hasi-5740468/the-loneliness-epidemic-why-you-need-to-be-proactive-more-forgiving-and-apply-game-theory-to-beat-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}