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    310 months ago

    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,…