{"id":418,"date":"2025-09-29T00:08:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T00:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flourishingtogether.bc.edu\/?page_id=418"},"modified":"2025-10-06T00:49:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T00:49:48","slug":"swl2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/flourishingtogether.bc.edu\/index.php\/swl2\/","title":{"rendered":"Loneliness Is Not A New Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-superbfont-small-font-size\"><em>Loneliness: The Data, The Solutions\/ 1 of 4<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-container-core-quote-is-layout-11138701 wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-superbfont-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\u201cLoneliness transcends physical distance; it encompasses an overwhelming feeling of alienation that can persist even in the midst of vibrant interactions with people and networks. It is an inherent attribute of the human race, spanning the annals of time.\u201d (Zahir Ahmed, 2024)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Does the Data State? 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