EP75: How Social Media Is Making You Lonely w/Alex Smith

EP75: How Social Media Is Making You Lonely w/Alex Smith

Forty percent of people over the age of 65  in the UK say their TV is their main form of company. Ten percent of general doctor’s appointments in the UK are made by an older person with no condition other than loneliness. Here in the US, the statistics aren’t any better—nearly half of Americans feel alone, young adults most of all. Makes you want to hide under your pillow, right?

In this episode, M.T. is joined by Alex Smith, CEO of The Cares Family, Alex Smith founded The Cares Family to connect people living in the same community to reduce their loneliness and the gaps across social, digital, cultural, and generational divides.


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