How Capitalism Causes Loneliness

Study after study confirms that we're all lonelier and more depressed than ever. Why is that? The root cause goes deeper than you might think.

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Links to mental health support (that aren’t 988)
https://warmline.org/
(from a list compiled by NPR @ https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/08/11/1116769071/social-media-posts-warn-people-not-to-call-988-heres-what-you-need-to-know)
https://www.callblackline.com/aboutfaq
https://kivagroups.carrd.co/
https://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org/mh-first-oakland
https://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org/mh-first-sac
https://peersupportspace.org/daily-gatherings
https://projectlets.org/crisis-support
https://samaritansnyc.org/
https://translifeline.org/hotline/
https://wildfloweralliance.org/online-support-groups/

Alienation
https://youtu.be/gPRxxN4Kh30
https://www.marxists.org/glossary/terms/a/l.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx%27s_theory_of_alienation

Main news clip
https://youtu.be/ImEz971DLgY

Loneliness study
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235282732200310X
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf

Burnout
https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/burnout-survey.html#:~:text=The%20findings%20indicate%20that%2077%20percent%20of%20respondents%20say%20they%20have%20experienced%20employee%20burnout%20at%20their%20current%20job%2C%20with%20more%20than%20half%20citing%20more%20than%20one%20occurrence.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2023/04/13/for-many-workers-burnout-is-worse-than-during-the-pandemic/
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/13/health/nurse-burnout-post-pandemic/index.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/study-finds-burnout-epidemic-working-women-two-years-pandemic-rcna25883
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/22/teachers-are-in-the-midst-of-a-burnout-crisis-it-became-intolerable.html

Workers and return to office
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/28/64percent-of-workers-would-consider-quitting-if-asked-to-return-to-office-full-time.html
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/real-estate/our-insights/americans-are-embracing-flexible-work-and-they-want-more-of-it

Wealth and zip code
https://opportunityinsights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/atlas_slides.pdf

Social media and mental health study quoted
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9915628

Neoliberal thought
https://neweconomics.org/2020/10/this-is-your-brain-on-neoliberalism
https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1531/153162923019/html/

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