In Tokyo,
you can rent a cuddle. Loneliness is a health issue in Manchester. And perhaps
nobody is as isolated as a migrant worker in Shenzhen. But can we really know
what makes a city lonely?
Urban life is more stressful than rural life, but
whether it’s lonelier is a point of debate among social scientists. A 2016
report by Age UK noted there are higher incidences of loneliness in cities, but
precisely what brings it on is surprising. The same report found that gender
and education are largely irrelevant – except for those with the highest level of
education, who are often lonelier – and that household income and caring for a
pet also have little effect.
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