Stan

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.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So so let me ask this question is Is there like a timeframe for loneliness? In other words, you know, it's like you might ask me today, you know, on some kind of an inventory. Stan, are you experiencing loneliness? Well, is it loneliness for a week? Is it loneliness for days?

So so let me ask this question is Is there like a timeframe for loneliness? In other words, you know, it's like you might ask me today, you know, on some kind of an inventory. Stan, are you experiencing loneliness? Well, is it loneliness for a week? Is it loneliness for days?

two months is it lonely i is loneliness just based on a year you've been in that state for a year how is it that it seems to me it can ebb and flow a little bit for for us as human beings right right and and so um certainly that can that can occur i i will note that there's some evidence to suggest um

two months is it lonely i is loneliness just based on a year you've been in that state for a year how is it that it seems to me it can ebb and flow a little bit for for us as human beings right right and and so um certainly that can that can occur i i will note that there's some evidence to suggest um

So, you know, on a previous show, we had a veterinarian and and talked about the human interaction with um with pets so i'm just curious does um having a pet a dog a cat whatever or any any um does that play into the un being unlonely In other words, does that help the connectedness aspect? Or when we talk about connectedness, are we only talking human to human?

So, you know, on a previous show, we had a veterinarian and and talked about the human interaction with um with pets so i'm just curious does um having a pet a dog a cat whatever or any any um does that play into the un being unlonely In other words, does that help the connectedness aspect? Or when we talk about connectedness, are we only talking human to human?

You know, it's interesting when I take my own dog, Murphy, for a walk, he really gets into listening to woodpeckers. And so it's like, for some odd reason, he has to stop. And it's like, he almost communicates to me as if to say, come on, we need to listen to this.

You know, it's interesting when I take my own dog, Murphy, for a walk, he really gets into listening to woodpeckers. And so it's like, for some odd reason, he has to stop. And it's like, he almost communicates to me as if to say, come on, we need to listen to this.

with nature, you know, as far as that connectedness.

with nature, you know, as far as that connectedness.

Dogs are good at that. I'll say that. So, all right. So this is what, you know, our research crew is, like I said before, is second to none. Hopefully it, it's consistent and correct with what you're seeing in your research, Juliet. But one thing that does stick out is the differences by age. And so there's some striking things. And I just want to make sure that these are correct, first of all.

Dogs are good at that. I'll say that. So, all right. So this is what, you know, our research crew is, like I said before, is second to none. Hopefully it, it's consistent and correct with what you're seeing in your research, Juliet. But one thing that does stick out is the differences by age. And so there's some striking things. And I just want to make sure that these are correct, first of all.

Like the Generation Z, and for our listening audience, that's like the 18 to 22, 23-year-olds, is the loneliest generation. Is that, does that bear out with what you're finding as well?

Like the Generation Z, and for our listening audience, that's like the 18 to 22, 23-year-olds, is the loneliest generation. Is that, does that bear out with what you're finding as well?

Correct.

Correct.

All right. So what's going on there? I mean, is it just, what are we dealing with here?