Have people even actually spend any serious amount of any resource on it?
I only see people talking.
I only see people talking.
For most people, it's not like there aren't opportunities to meet people and talk to people. It's well understood that no matter how many people you get exposed to for a period of time, meaningful relationships can't be forced.
Plenty of lonely people in big cities going to social events.
But the entire article is complaining that we should stop trying to solve it so we can go do something more important. So, the entire article is high-order bullshit.
Just this bit:
> For most people, it's not like there aren't opportunities to meet people and talk to people.
I believe this is very wrong.