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So, you know, I've heard it's a public health issue, okay? And to a certain extent, you know, as I've read about this, it's kind of like you asked the question, is loneliness more of an individual type of thing or is it more community-based type of thing? Are we dealing with more of a medical issue or more of a, I guess, public health community-oriented issue?

Yeah, right. So, you know, a couple of follow-ups to that. Is there... a country that isn't as lonely, that for some odd reason, you know, everybody is kind of hunky dory and happy and there isn't a high level of loneliness. Is there any particular countries that stand out?

Yeah, right. So, you know, a couple of follow-ups to that. Is there... a country that isn't as lonely, that for some odd reason, you know, everybody is kind of hunky dory and happy and there isn't a high level of loneliness. Is there any particular countries that stand out?

So, you know, I was hoping you'd be able to tell me because then I'd know which country to move to if I had to.

So, you know, I was hoping you'd be able to tell me because then I'd know which country to move to if I had to.

I guess that that makes some sense. Yeah, Barry.

I guess that that makes some sense. Yeah, Barry.

So let me, you know, are there certain personality types that tend to be more lonely or experience loneliness? For instance, if you take extroverts versus introverts, okay, is there any indication that there might be, like, I'll just guess, introverts are more lonely than... than extroverts, or is there been any studies on that?

So let me, you know, are there certain personality types that tend to be more lonely or experience loneliness? For instance, if you take extroverts versus introverts, okay, is there any indication that there might be, like, I'll just guess, introverts are more lonely than... than extroverts, or is there been any studies on that?

Right, right.

Right, right.

Yeah, yeah. Interesting.

Yeah, yeah. Interesting.

It's interesting that you think about connectedness. For many of us growing up, a telephone was tethered in your home. In other words, if you wanted to make a call, you had to do it out of something that was wired in your home or somebody else's home or even in a phone booth.

It's interesting that you think about connectedness. For many of us growing up, a telephone was tethered in your home. In other words, if you wanted to make a call, you had to do it out of something that was wired in your home or somebody else's home or even in a phone booth.

So now you think about mobile technology, mobile phones, where you could be walking down the street and chit-chatting with somebody, which also... kind of begs the question of connectedness, okay? Which, you know, certainly gets to your point. Go ahead, Clarence.

So now you think about mobile technology, mobile phones, where you could be walking down the street and chit-chatting with somebody, which also... kind of begs the question of connectedness, okay? Which, you know, certainly gets to your point. Go ahead, Clarence.

You know, connectedness, you know, you know, being a grandparent, you know, with with grandkids that are, you know, living, you know, out of town, families are living out of town. You alluded to, Julie, on the idea of touch. And yes, I'm connected with them, you know, via, you know, Zoom or FaceTime or whatever. But I've often said

You know, connectedness, you know, you know, being a grandparent, you know, with with grandkids that are, you know, living, you know, out of town, families are living out of town. You alluded to, Julie, on the idea of touch. And yes, I'm connected with them, you know, via, you know, Zoom or FaceTime or whatever. But I've often said

I've often said that it's certainly, you can't put your arms around them. And that to me is part, at least from a personal standpoint, that to me is part of this whole scenario we're talking about. Go ahead, Barry.