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

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delichon · 1790167437 · focus · HN ↗
> no one is getting rich selling anti-loneliness pills (yet)
Annual sales of antidepressants in North America are about $8 billion.
1. pessimizer · 1790168517 · focus · HN ↗
  Yes, but they start by giving those to children and teenagers, and telling them that if they ever stop taking the pills they'll kill themselves.
  1. Tangurena2 · 1790179833 · focus · HN ↗
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