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Loners

bucolic_frolic

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1. I don't agree with some of that

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 06:24 PM

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If you live alone appliances wear out half as fast.

If you live alone it is a major effort, expense, upheaval to try to live with someone, or heaven forbid, move to another location. It's not even easy to downsize. There are few support options.

Dynamics are complex and time-consuming. It becomes like a socialist residence with communal social space centered around TV, media, and food.

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Why we live alone--and what it means for the climate and our sense of community [View all] erronis Friday OP

I don't agree with some of that bucolic_frolic Friday #1

It is impossible to simplify all these dynamics down into simple formulae. erronis Friday #2

I live in an apartment. I have very good friends down the hall and a floor away, but I live alone. We share Scrivener7 Friday #3