I loved The Wilderness Cure.

Is there a word for the jealousy one feels when someone else gets to read a good book for the first time?

I really don't know how these people sleep at night.

As a social wellbeing coach, I honestly believe that book clubs could save the world.

As a social wellbeing coach, I'd just like to say 2 things:

1. Humans are social animals. We need no "excuse" to bond and socialise.

2. What a tw*t.

"...a spectacular assault - and it was an assault like people have not seen since World War 2..."

And if that ain't as close as it gets to a direct alignment with Hitler, I don't know what is. The entire international community needs to stand in one strong voice and call this what it is.

This is a burgeoning field of study, and data is not as comprehensive yet, globally, as it would ideally be.

Among young people, we see the same thing. This shakes out differently in different cultures. However, if you were to create a 'lonely' marketing persona, they would, in many cases, be young, financially insecure, disabled and a minority. But...

Short answers: no, and no, most likely. Globally, men and women report experiencing loneliness at roughly similar rates, but cultural responses and support systems are often vastly different. Income and disability are bigger indicators than gender. And...

The middle statement is false. Though loneliness can affect or be affected by the state of our mental health, it is primarily a social health issue that affects other areas of our wellbeing, too.

The first statement is the false one. While partnership and procreation can be protective factors for some people, "traditional" family formation is by no means a guarantee against loneliness.

👏👏👏

SOMEHOW, he claims to CARE about these young people.

Make it make sense.

This Coalition of Cruelty is the most out of touch, least evidence-based government I can remember. (For context, I've been voting for almost three decades.)

Roll on 2026. #nzpol #onetermonly #youth #loneliness

According to the report issued this year by the WHO Commission on Social Connection, loneliness is a factor in 871,000 deaths per year

and...

NZ already has a shameful youth suicide rate

and...

Many families (not Luxon's) are already barely scaping by

and...

Loneliness can affect a young person's decision making and is often a factor in youth crime and gang involvement. Loneliness, further compounded by financial and other stress at home, can lead to recklessness and risky behaviours

and...

This govt claims to want to reduce youth offending

and...