Are Americans so lonely? The article doesn't seem to establish that. There's a reference to a book, and an assertion, but since I'm not going to read that before I read the article, it doesn't help.
Saying that people have fewer friends or neighbours doesn't equate to being more lonely. People may have richer lives with less face-to-face contact because they can now interact with people who are more in tune with their beliefs and dreams.
It doesn't help to have lots of neighbours if all of them think you're just that weird goth kid. But if you can share a virtual space with thousands of other weird goth kids, you may be better off, and less lonely.
Saying that people have fewer friends or neighbours doesn't equate to being more lonely. People may have richer lives with less face-to-face contact because they can now interact with people who are more in tune with their beliefs and dreams.
It doesn't help to have lots of neighbours if all of them think you're just that weird goth kid. But if you can share a virtual space with thousands of other weird goth kids, you may be better off, and less lonely.