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a staggering 15% increase from the numbers recorded in 2012.
Is it though? I did not "stagger back" when I read that, nor was I "astonished or deeply shocked" upon learning this, and if anything, the rate of increase seems to have slowed down quite a bit from the 60s & 70s, based on the slope of the red squiggly line.
It seems rather like this increase was entirely to be expected, and if anything might be lower than some naive expectations based on that earlier slope value would have predicted?
But that description would probably bait fewer clicks so... shockingly staggeringly extremely excessively massive increases in numbers it is then, it seems. A whopping 15%.
I’ve started living alone, and I couldn’t be happier. Alone isn’t lonely.
Although it’s a lot more expensive.
This doesn't really discuss how exactly the correlation works. I'd be interested to know if in some cases depression causes living alone instead of the other way around. I know I've isolated myself when depressed. Not having to share spaces also helps with anxiety, which often comes with depression. Also maybe there's some personality types that a both more prone to depression and more inclined to prefer solitude.
In summary I'd be interested to see a further exploration of how exactly these work together
I have a sneaking suspicion that neither of these two factors is the cause. Maybe a third thing. Or a fourth or fifth or...
Who could afford such a thing, rent is crazy
Rent is crazy regardless. Someone with an SO and children have many more expenses than someone alone.