The Cure for Loneliness: Hang Out in Bars and Parks, Work Less

A decline in third places (bars, parks, coffee shops, pools) is exacerbating the US loneliness crisis. If we build them, people will come together.

The dwindling of places to hang out is a catastrophe for our communities and ourselves, exacerbating the loneliness epidemic. NBCUniversal/Getty Images The dwindling of places to hang out is a catastrophe for our communities and ourselves, exacerbating the loneliness epidemic. NBCUniversal/Getty Images By Eliza Relman You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. 2023-09-06T09:30:01.951Z Read in app In her 20s, Sara Hoy made close friends in her Central Pennsylvania hometown through an organization called Third Place. The group,…

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