Silicon Valley county becomes first in U.S. to declare loneliness a health emergency

First of all:

something something something Silicon Valley created the technology that made people lonely.

Secondly:

Loneliness is officially a health emergency in California's San Mateo County, which is located in the San Francisco Bay Area and includes part of Silicon Valley.

The county's Board of Supervisors passed a resolution on Tuesday that declared loneliness a public health crisis and pledged to explore measures that promote social connection in the community.

It’s the first county in the U.S. to make such a declaration.

The resolution doesn’t directly set aside funds a for programs to reduce loneliness; rather,…

I heard from a teacher that instead of learning how to use scissors and how to throw and basics like that they instead focus on teaching small children math and second languages and so on. Apparently you end up with kids who are unable to do basic things.

I feel this also extends to adolescence when it comes to socializing. It's not surprising to me that so many people don't know how to make friends or how to properly show interest in someone.

It comes down to what dogma we choose to value and teach our kids. Anyway it's just a feeling is all.