Why Loneliness Isn't About Numbers

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 12, 2024

Olga Khazan, staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World (Hachette Go, 2020), explains why the current "loneliness epidemic" isn't because of a lack of friends, but a lack of time.

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