Obviously, it's very easy to say technology. People have phones and they have Facebook, and so you don't. In many ways, it sort of creates an artificial connection, right? But I'll be honest with you. A lot of the people that I'm connected with on Facebook and social media, if I wasn't on Facebook or Instagram, whatever, I probably wouldn't be in touch with them at all now, maybe because I'm sort of like an introvert. But yeah
Tanya Coles
@MsColes77 · 4:40
Hey, I love this swell cast and you're right, this is a very important subject to tackle. I do agree with your points as far as social media and technology making us more isolated because we become much more attached to our devices and less attached to people
J.L. Beasley
@Her_Sisu · 3:56
It's because to a degree, and I'm not saying this is everyone's situation, but to a degree, some people are really comfortable in the woe is me story and I am alone and I don't have anyone that's comforting versus stretching themselves to actually meet and develop a connection with someone
I kind of think of this as a multifaceted interwoven issue. And so there isn't a single solution but there's probably many or at least many required. In some ways a lot of things have changed and we haven't adapted psychologically or emotionally and in other ways we adapt but then continue in a trajectory that maybe wasn't great to begin with. So for example, predating social media there were ideas around what success looked like. Productivity, busyness and those things have only become more and more pronounced
Cameron Fitzgerald
@TheFitz · 4:27
So of all of the statistics that we are going in engaging with, this Harvard article went and said that there was one factor that was notable that came out of this study. The study showed that women who attended church services at least once per week had a 68% lower risk of death from despair compared to those who never attended services. Now, men who attended services at least once per week had a 33% lower risk from despair
Glenn Mann
@GlennPriceMann · 1:14
And because live in the world where we are so dependent on technology and there is a lot of distance between people now there's a little effort, there's work that has to be put into it. There's intention and that's kind of like maybe goes against what we've been used to as human beings for many years. People have always gone out to socialize but you necessarily didn't have to go out to be friends
Glenn Mann
@GlennPriceMann · 1:44
But because we have smartphones and tablets and iPads that are always with us, we're kind of never disconnected from this digital world. And we can sort of be so immersed in our digital world while we're in places we've seen people with movie theaters or even concerts or whatever, and they're totally into their phone, texting, whatever, on social media and totally oblivious to the things that are happening around them in the physical world
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
Glenn Mann
@GlennPriceMann · 2:18
And so I think a lot of people are having this issue where they can't sort of have the equilibrium of, okay, I have opinions, I have thoughts, I have ideals, but I also have to sort of engage in the world and be polite and be respectful and be mindful of others. And social media kind of rewards you in many ways for not being that. So I think that's one of the issues
Glenn Mann
@GlennPriceMann · 2:00
You. Hey, thank you for listening, for sharing your insights. It's very interesting to hear your perspective as a pastor. And obviously, I think when you talk about sort of society and culture, you have to talk about religion in a church because at one point, sort of the church was one of the pillars of the community of many communities and that is how people would connect
Andrea Potvin
@GoodEnough · 2:16
Not saying that people are intentionally selfish, but if you're not trying to stay busy for the good of yourself mentally and you end up doing good for others and it makes you feel good, the less likely you'll be lost in your mind and lonely. And I'm speaking from personal experience, loneliness stinks and you really have to sometimes go out of your comfort zone to be together and start feeling good. But there's a variety of reasons why people are suffering from loneliness these days
Hello. This is such a good topic. I myself have suffered from loneliness and for mental wellness was a disconnect for myself along with the perception of being lonely and unconscious thoughts and habits that caused me to isolate myself. As for others, I think that the social fabric of our country has been damaged due to many people being disconnected and that ties into the social media and aspect and also from seeking external validation and seeking things outside of ourselves
Glenn Mann
@GlennPriceMann · 0:40
So, yeah, it's a very complex issue and it is disheartening, but hopefully maybe it can be turned around. But thank you for listening, for sharing your thoughts and insights
Glenn Mann
@GlennPriceMann · 0:56
Hello. Thank you for listening and for sharing your insight and opinion. And I agree with you that, you know, people's reasons for find themselves in a state of loneliness. It could be some some internal subconscious reasons why they find themselves in these states. And I also agree sometimes people are seeking friendships and relationships for some external validation
Veronica Triplett
@VeeTrip · 1:50
It's people who that are in relationships and they are lonely. It's all a state of being. It's all about your mindset, really. And my mann says, say I'm fine being alone currently until God present me who I supposed to be with. That's my opinion. That's what I put on it. If