Coliving: A Solution for Lonely Millennials?

Social connection has such a big impact on physical health (isolation is more deadly than obesity).[0]

In my experience it is becoming harder and harder to form relationships, and one of the factors seems to be our housing choices[1].

[0]http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/jou...

[1]http://www.vox.com/2015/10/28/9622920/housing-adult-friendsh...

Not isolation but lonliness. Isolation is neutral in people that don't feel lonly.

I lived like this recently for month, at a residency in Iceland. I think it's great if your housemates are intellectually & culturally compatible. Ideally there'd be coliving spaces for those with different ideologies: I can't imagine wanting to live in space with conservative religious types or party-hard fratboys.

I lived in a housing coop in Ann Arbor that was roughly along these lines. It was a great experience, and I'd love to find something similar (in the right ways). Have looked a little bit.