Loneliness

Why HN readers recommended it

Shared in loneliness threads as a well-sourced, empathetic explanation, including for people struggling with it.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

Topic

loneliness

Format

explainer

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

4

HN mentions in dataset

6

Recommendation years in dataset

2019–2022

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell had an excellent research report as video summarizing loneliness, published earlier this year [0] with sources linking to the facts in the video [1]. [0]: [VIDEO] [1]: [LINK]

• Kurzgesagt had a really great video[1] on loneliness that described the downward spiral that people find themselves in. > > The controversial implication is that depressed people deliberately act in ways that are likely to maintain their low mood. > How is this remotely controversial? …

• Great explanation on why we should simply treat loneliness like a symptom of being hungry. As you form healthier habits in general around socializing, the person becomes more whole and in doing so you grant yourself additional opportunities to meet people, engage in conversation, and …