Loneliness spreads; lonely get lonelier

[The Straight Story]

Loneliness spreads; lonely get lonelier

CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Loneliness, like the flu, can be contagious and spread among people, with the loneliest people getting lonelier and lonelier, U.S. researchers found.

Researchers at the University of Chicago, the University of California-San Diego and Harvard University used longitudinal data from a large-scale study tracking health conditions for more than 60 years.

The study, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, found that lonely people tend to share their loneliness with others and gradually over time, a group of lonely, disconnected people moves to the fringes of social networks -- getting lonelier still.

"We detected an extraordinary pattern of contagion that leads people to be moved to the edge of the social network when they become lonely," University of Chicago psychologist John Cacioppo said in a statement. "On the periphery people have fewer friends, yet their loneliness leads them to losing the few ties they have left."

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/12/01/Loneliness-spreads-lonely-get-lonelier/UPI-89301259712485/

[murray hill farm]

1. Meme's

and the social evolution via virus's of the mind. Some good books on the subject.

[tonysam]

2. It's another bullshit study that equates people living alone with loneliness

Of course being paired is the best way to live according to this propaganda. It's another waste of money that could be better spent on other things.

[Deja Q]

3. It's all good.

[niceypoo]

4. So a singles ad pops up on the ad bot

The absurdity of google