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There is no epidemic of loneliness, but there is an epidemic of scurvy

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ThrowawayTestr · 1790165965 · focus · HN ↗
Do people not like juice? How do you get scurvy in 2026?
1. Vinnl · 1790167457 · focus · HN ↗
  The article is talking about "social scurvy", which they use as a metaphor for people not realising they need to get out of the house and meet up with other people every now and then.

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