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Lonely people see the world differently, according to their brains (arstechnica.com)

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Our results suggest that lonely people process the world idiosyncratically, which may contribute to the reduced sense of being understood that often accompanies loneliness.

Anyone who is lonely can now be assured there is probably someone out there who feels just as isolated—just in a completely different way.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah. Suspected this for quite some time. My brain process life differently than others. I'm a quite social yet lonely person.