• coeliacmccarthy [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I mean america would/will just deal with this by making it illegal to be lonely

      • YoungGramsci [comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        Then you can use some gig app to order a fake friend — who carries official ID recognised by law, but it still randomly doesn't work and they get shot by cops —to walk around with you so you don't get shot.

    • CanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Japan rated the highest in terms people aged 60 or older who felt they had no one to turn to in times of need, with 16 percent of people saying so, compared with 13 percent in the U.S.

      It's not really that different in the US

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      3 years ago

      I think the current strategy is to leverage the privatized pharmaceutical industry and turn anti-depressants into a big new revenue stream.