所有孤獨的人:他們都屬于哪里?

所有孤獨的人:他們都屬于哪里?

People of every age are lonely. According to one study examining over 3.4 million people, older adults aren't even the loneliest people; teenagers and young adults are. Then loneliness declines, according to Jane Brody in The New York Times.

每個年齡段的人都是孤獨的。根據一項對340多萬人的研究，老年人甚至不是最孤獨的人;青少年和年輕人是最孤獨的。據《紐約時報》的簡·布羅迪(Jane Brody)稱，孤獨感會隨年齡增長而下降。

A sculpture of Eleanor Rigby called 'All the Lonely People' by Tommy Steel stands in Liverpool. (Photo: Rodhullandemu [CC BY-SA 4.0]/Wikimedia Commons)

Conclusion: "Among participants who were older than 60, loneliness was a predictor of functional decline and death."

結論:“在60歲以上的參與者中，孤獨是功能衰退和死亡的預測因素。”

Loneliness and isolation among the old is a big problem now.

老年人之間的孤獨和孤立是一個大問題。

The dangers of senior loneliness and isolation are many. (Photo: Welbi)

The British government found that the problem was so bad that former Prime Minister Theresa May appointed a Minister for Loneliness.

英國政府發(fā)現這個問題非常嚴重，以至于前首相特蕾莎·梅(Theresa May)任命了一位孤獨大臣。

So if this is the situation today, what will the situation be when the baby boomers get older? One cause, according to Welbi, a Canadian seniors care company, is losing the car keys.

如果這是今天的情況，嬰兒潮一代長大后會是什么情況呢?據加拿大老年人護理公司Welbi稱，其中一個原因是丟失了汽車鑰匙。

The results of loneliness and isolation can be severe, and deadly.

孤獨和孤立的結果可能是嚴重的，致命的。

What happens next?

接下來會發(fā)生什么?

It's beautiful, but it does look lonely. (Photo: S. Hermann & F. Richter/Pixabay)

The number of people considered lonely or isolated seems to vary depending where you look. A British study found 38 percent of seniors felt lonely, an American study says 40 percent. Multiply that by the 70 million baby boomers and you have a lot of lonely people.

被認為是孤獨或孤立的人的數量似乎取決于你看的地方。英國的一項研究發(fā)現，38%的老年人感到孤獨，美國的一項研究表明，這一比例為40%。再乘以嬰兒潮時期出生的7000萬人，就會有很多人感到孤獨。

Some believe technology can solve this problem. We've already discussed self-driving cars as a possible option, but there are a lot of techies proposing role-playing games, videos, Skype and other video platforms. Others are already testing robots that can keep you company, watch over you and even tell jokes. But techno-pessimists like Evgeny Morozov worry that the technology will be misused.

一些人相信技術可以解決這個問題。我們已經討論過自動駕駛汽車作為一種可能的選擇，但有很多技術人員建議使用角色扮演游戲、視頻、Skype和其他視頻平臺。其他人已經在測試機器人，它們可以陪伴你，監(jiān)視你，甚至講笑話。但是像Evgeny Morozov這樣的技術悲觀主義者擔心這項技術會被濫用。

He worries that were are heading for "a thoroughly dystopian future, where corporations prolong our existence – it's so lonely and alienated that it doesn't really deserve to be called 'life.' "

他擔心，我們正在走向“一個完全反烏托邦的未來，公司延長我們的存在——它是如此孤獨和疏遠，真的不應該被稱為‘生活’”。

It all sounds like my late mom was right. After my dad died, she took up bridge. She hated cards, but she knew that at least once a week she would be part of a group of four. It doesn't matter what it is, but being able to maintain social connections seems to be key. That's why I keep talking about cohousing and baugruppen and walkable communities; I worry about the 40 percent of the baby boomers, 28 million Americans, lonely and alone as they "age in place" in their suburban homes.

聽起來我已故的母親是對的。我父親去世后，她開始打橋牌。她討厭打牌，但她知道自己每周至少要參加一次四人小組。是什么并不重要，但是能夠保持社會關系似乎是關鍵。這就是為什么我一直在談論合住、baugruppen和適宜步行的社區(qū);我擔心的是嬰兒潮時期出生的那40%的人，也就是2800萬美國人，當他們在郊區(qū)的家中“老去”時，會感到孤獨。