What if loneliness isn't a personal problem — but a political one?
Most people think isolation is about introversion, heartbreak, or not putting yourself out there. But research has found that chronic loneliness carries health risks comparable to smoking. And it's not random — the system is designed this way.
Community in America is paywalled. Clubs, sports, events, social spaces — all of it costs money. When your cash flow is tight, your access to connection shrinks with it. People aren't choosing to be alone. They're being priced out of belonging. And when you can't afford to show up in a relationship — literally — even love starts to collapse under the weight of economic stress.
🎧 I also dropped a song called "Isolation" that speaks to everything in that post: