Meet the new internet, same as it’s regurgitating the old internet.

are you a lighthouse keeper living far from any city and getting your groceries airdropped?

find friends even in sub-optimal situations (e.g. at a grocery store)

You seem to be focusing your points on the loneliness crisis, which is a real issue

Given my mention of transportation, I am talking about not being able to easily access even a grocery store (but also, terrible idea). Yes, not being near a city.

However to your 3rd quote here, my mention of WoW was not simply about loneliness but the idea that one may find help via someone online (likely a romantic partner wanting to cohabitate and maybe even help someone else move to a better place, though even less likely for half of the population) but I cut some of that context for brevity.

(also the idea that somebody can/will provide that much help is already not great)

keep on trying keep trying keep going

build foundational social skills

maybe one day maybe that person maybe

If money/employment and depression+personality disorders weren’t a thing on top of everything else already mentioned yeah, maybe.

And on top of that there are other deal-breakers like not wanting kids, or being non-religious in USA (which on its own cuts out a huge chunk of the population, especially in more rural areas), not someone who goes to bars. At this point, you may as well tell someone to play the lottery. In a game of numbers, not everyone has good odds.

Although as others will point out a relationship (or having friends) is likely not going to be a fix-all. So this is more like having 5+ major core issues that even one of which is unlikely to to improve particularly because of the other issues.

Suicide is always unreasonable.

Well you’ve contradicted yourself there 'cause you said we were stationary gave 2 examples of rational reasoning a minute ago.

I think when someone has been suffering consistently for over a decade it’s not short-sighted. Especially considering long-term issues with their environment. Chronic illness (ruining QoL and shortening lifespan), lack of transportation, no social life etc adds to it. The glaring societal problems aren’t new, and are likely getting worse rather than better.

Even looking at anecdotes (“We met on WoW”), lots of people don’t even have the circumstances to allow that slim chance.

That’s going to heavily depend on location, resources/money, and health. The very issues at hand here. Many people would love to just leave, they don’t because they lack even a viable destination. And it’s not great to travel on foot or be homeless when it’s freezing outside.

Intentional communities are probably a more realistic thing in the US, but even then if it were such an effective option it seems like less people would be homeless. The closest one to me has no info on living costs/expectations and a $50 fee for a “tour” (so it likely is not a saving option for those who can barely maintain themselves).

EDIT: Backpacking/military might make more sense for those that live in Europe. Similarly, the monk thing is going to depend on beliefs and allowed/expected lifestyle, so I don’t expect that to be viable for most either.

Bad wording on my part, I meant a general and underlying chronic defect (like bad collagen) rather than situational/habitual damage.

Go to hospital? No thanks, finish what you started. Take my other organs, lady.

(for medical reasons, I doubt anybody would actually want my organs though)