Champaign Voices
Study Says Loneliness Epidemic Continues; Group Chats Offer Quantity Not Quality
Published: August 13, 2026
Public health voices framed social isolation as a major risk while digital connection multiplied without fixing the ache. What do you think?
“Wave at people. It's free medicine.”
“Sit with someone. Suffer in person.”
“We are lonely together on purpose. Fixable.”