Posted on 05/16/2023 2:29:47 PM PDT by nickcarraway
What this probably means is that people die if there is no one around to call an ambulance for them when they have an accident or a heart attack. There’s no one to make sure they take their medications. Nobody to make sure they’re eating decently.
“If one prefers to be a hermit, one never feels “lonely””
A bit of a negative twist on the distinction between being alone and being lonely. I’d go nuts if I had to yack yack with people all the time.
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