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

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doginasuit · 1790166855 · focus · HN ↗
I'd be interested in a good article that questioned the loneliness epidemic narrative, but this isn't it.
1. api · 1790166991 · focus · HN ↗
  It’s an interesting point made in about 10X the words it should have taken.
  It’s a major issue I have with nonfiction in general though. Most of the words are superfluous. Unlike fiction it’s not prose-poetry or storytelling art either, just dry filler.
  1. 4ndrewl · 1790167628 · focus · HN ↗
    Except that the most effective way of conveying facts _is_ through narrative and storytelling.
    That and powerpoint, obviously.
    HPsquared · 1790167992 · focus · HN ↗
    It's not effective on the large fraction of people who tune out due to the length.
    acheron · 1790226978 · focus · HN ↗
    Sorry, next time maybe he’ll make it into a TikTok for you.
    api · 1790168355 · focus · HN ↗
    I'm skeptical of whether that's always true, especially today.
    Usually when I want pure facts I now want concise and to the point. If I want art I read fiction. Fiction can convey other things, even facts and new ideas, but the main reason it exists (at least for me) is that it's art.

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