Too be honest, making social interactions is exhausting, maybe it's because I'm introverted, but I too feel lonely. I certainly don't want to die early due to loneliness, lol what a stupid reason don't you think. There are hermits who live long lives, I think it's a better way to learn the ways of solitude than tackling these problems with paid services. This is kind of ironic how capitalism progresses to this point but the prosperity that affords the individualism causes this loneliness problem. In addition, perhaps biohacking can come into the picture in fixing the loneliness problem, for example we know fictional works can induce senses of emotions, so essentially still using technology to solve the loneliness problem but without the humans involved, like the Xiaomi chatbot in China that helps millions with their loneliness problem but beyond just the app level. An anecdote about the Paro robot mentioned in the article: a professor told me Paro robots actually caused panic in the elderly care center at first lol.