One obvious tangible solution: legalizing dense housing.
On top of all the ecological, economic, and health reasons why we already need to do that, low-density suburbia puts physical distance between everyone, preventing us from forming relationships. We could place special emphasis on housing projects that include communal hangout areas/recreation facilities, as well as old-fashioned community centers.
More thoughts on roommates as a solution for loneliness in this post I wrote: How to Make Billions of Dollars Reducing Loneliness. (Have learned more about the topic since writing that post; can share if people are interested)
One obvious tangible solution: legalizing dense housing.
On top of all the ecological, economic, and health reasons why we already need to do that, low-density suburbia puts physical distance between everyone, preventing us from forming relationships. We could place special emphasis on housing projects that include communal hangout areas/recreation facilities, as well as old-fashioned community centers.
I agree dense housing would help. Another idea is more group houses. It seems that there’s an excess of big houses in the US right now: https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-growing-problem-in-real-estate-too-many-too-big-houses-11553181782
More thoughts on roommates as a solution for loneliness in this post I wrote: How to Make Billions of Dollars Reducing Loneliness. (Have learned more about the topic since writing that post; can share if people are interested)