‹ BackHN Continuity

Thread

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

91 points · 73 comments · luu

  1. delichon · · focus · HN ↗
    > no one is getting rich selling anti-loneliness pills (yet)

    Annual sales of antidepressants in North America are about $8 billion.

    1. TripolitianFish · · focus · HN ↗
      Not to mention the money grifters (à la manosphere freaks) rake in, or the regular reports of people using LLMs as therapists and friends.

      Not sure what the point of closing your eyes and plugging your years is

      1. watwut · · focus · HN ↗
        Manosphere is more of a cause of loneliness of some men then the consequence of it. Likewise with LLM as therapists and friends.
Open on Hacker News to reply ↗

Unofficial Hacker News client; not affiliated with Y Combinator.