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Why Is There a Loneliness Epidemic? Because No One Can Afford to Hang Out Anymore

Why Is There a Loneliness Epidemic? Because No One Can Afford to Hang Out Anymore

Friday, August 14, 2026
The internet has spent a lot of time trying to figure out why men are lonely. Maybe they don’t have enough friends. Maybe they don’t know how to talk about their feelings. Maybe dating apps broke something. Maybe they need more hobbies. There’s just one problem with the “male loneliness epidemic”: Men aren’t actually lonelier…