Be the connection you seek

Or, how your breakfast choices can help you understand your loneliness

We are lonely in the United States.

Former United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has argued that many Americans—almost half—are experiencing considerable levels of loneliness, which can affect physical, mental, and societal health. That was back in 2023. Murthy has even called loneliness the new smoking.

Earlier this year, The Atlantic explored this …