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,…