Loneliness kills.
http://www.longecity...post__p__399865http://articles.time...hronic-diseases " Even fruit flies that are isolated have worse health and die sooner than those
that interact with others, showing that social engagement may be hard-wired. "
http://health.ninems...-scientists-saySocial interaction-mediated lifespan extension of Drosophila Cu/Zn
superoxide dismutase mutants.http://www.ncbi.nlm....les/PMC2396722/This backs up what I have pointed out to many people, especially the younger teens,
what most don't realize - that one could have 10,000 friends on Facebook, but they're
not real - most, exist only in ..... cyberspace. The internet can be an extremely lonely place.
" If, however, you have 4,000 Facebook friends but never see any of them face-to-face,
"there's only a facade of being connected. It can make you lonelier." "
http://www.forbes.co...s-opinions.htmlWhen I first went on the net, it reminded me immediately
of EM Forster's "The Machine Stops", one of the literature
short story books we studied in high school.
Indeed, Forster, when he wrote this over a century ago,
foresaw the cold, mechanical, robotic world of the internet,
long before its advent.
" Forster also sought to establish the value of direct experience,
which is threatened by
excessive involvement in virtual communities.This shows remarkable foresight, and the book describes many nuances
of "online life" over 60 years before the Internet was even invented. "
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