*Prolonged isolation is a killer, especially for those who can't afford to go online;* *nor is it good for those who do have access to the Internet, since "online life"* *is living death, for all the New York Times' attempts to sell it to us:* https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/technology/video-games-coronavirus.html
*There is no substitute for life with others.* *MCM* 13 Studies Reveal How Social Distancing (i.e., Social Isolation) Can Increase Mortality Posted on: Friday, April 3rd 2020 at 2:00 pm Written By: GMI Reporter <https://www.greenmedinfo.com/gmi-blogs/gmi%20reporter> https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/13-studies-reveal-how-social-distancing-ie-social-isolation-can-increase-mortalit "A sad soul can kill you quicker than a germ" - John Steinbeck Hundreds of millions of adults and children are now either in quarantine in their homes, or engaged in "essential" travel in the public sphere, while maintaining an unnatural distance from one another, because they have been told this is the best way to protect their individual and the public's health from a deadly virus. But what are the consequences of the social isolation caused by this mass social distancing experiment? What is Social Distancing and Social Isolation? Social distancing, also known physical distancing, is defined as a set of non-pharmaceutical interventions taken to prevent the spread of presumably communicable diseases by maintaining a physical distance between people and reducing the frequency people come into close contact with each other. Regardless of whether or not social distancing is actually effective in preventing disease transmi ssion, it always results in some degree of social isolation, defined as disengagement from social ties, institutional connections, or community participation. 13 Studies Demonstrating Social Isolation Increases Mortality Risk: There is a growing body of scientific research demonstrating that social isolation has significant adverse health impacts on both the psychological and physiological health and well-being of individuals, as represented by the following 13 studies which show significant increases in mortality: *Click on the link for the list of studies* -- If you appreciate News From Underground, please consider making a donation — either a one-time gift or a monthly subscription: http://markcrispinmiller.com/support/ Thank you for your support. Ways to unsubscribe: 1) send a blank email to [email protected] PLEASE NOTE: you must unsubscribe using the SAME email with which you subscribed 2) go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "News From Underground" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/newsfromunderground/CAGxB6W8jv_-L8Sgohq0fFFrBRgM5-bczzmqqQ6UrZY_D%2B7a-tg%40mail.gmail.com.
