Why Loneliness May Be a Bigger Problem for the Young Than the Old

For young people whose developmental task is to connect with other people, the pandemic can feel like life is on pause

Tom Jacobs
Elemental
Published in
5 min readAug 24, 2020

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The silhouette of a young man looking outside a window alone.
Photo: Sasha Freemind/Unsplash

During the pandemic there’s been plenty of public service announcements to check in on your elderly neighbors. Especially now, in an era of…

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Tom Jacobs
Elemental

Tom Jacobs is a California-based journalist who focuses on psychology, behavior, creativity, and the arts. He was the senior staff writer of Pacific Standard.