Many friends are moving away from cities like London due to affordability issues or lack of desire. The World Health Organization identified social isolation as a public health concern in 2023. Factors such as the decline of traditional offices and rise of single-occupancy flats contribute to diminished social lives. Moreover, streaming services and food apps encourage staying in rather than socializing. Attempting to reconnect with the past's vibrancy, the idea is to embrace a more open, proactive approach to making new friends by striking up conversations with strangers in various public settings.
In 2023, the World Health Organization said that social isolation was becoming a global public health concern. From the decline of the office to the rise of single-occupancy flats, our social lives are being leached away from us.
Streaming services and food-delivery apps discourage us from going out, their ads extolling the safety and convenience of staying home and not seeing or talking to another human.
People danced with each other and looked at each other and spoke to each other and touched and kissed each other in public! I've been wondering if I could bring at least some of that fun back into my own life.
If you go to a busy public place in the US—a bus, a restaurant, a bar, a sports event—it is an absolute cacophony. They talk to one another. Loudly, brashly and proudly, they talk.
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