meh, lots of things I have are contagious.

*head explodes*

He adds that loneliness is "transmitted" through those social interactions.

"Hey Bill, wanna grab some drinks at the pub?"

"I don't want to be lonely, so I think I'll just stay in by myself."

There's a difference between being lonely and being alone.

Approves.

Does it also cause people to flock to online news aggregators?

I hate lonely people. And yes, I've been a very lonely person at some points in my life. Lonely people just make you feel awkward so then you over think and say the wrong things and lonely person gets upset and leaves. Which you're satisfied that they do, they're such downers anyway.

what are lonely people doing interacting in the first place?

♫♪ Everybody shut up and leave me alone! ♪♫

Hey baby, did you hear loneliness is contagious? You should come down to my place.

gadian: I hate lonely people. And yes, I've been a very lonely person at some points in my life. Lonely people just make you feel awkward so then you over think and say the wrong things and lonely person gets upset and leaves. Which you're satisfied that they do, they're such downers anyway.

Um, this

Moods are contagious, duh.
One girl in my office just has to bore me on every break with how shiatty her life is. I never "share" my bad events. But she seriously drags me down and makes me all, I don't know, not happy.

agrees.

Ok, what...

"loneliness is "transmitted" through those social interactions."
But if their interacting socially wouldn't that count as NOT being lonely!!

This I agree with..
"He says "negative social interactions are more powerful and have a bigger impact than positive social interactions"."
Even been to a Bush Press Briefing...sheeshh Binkey-the-Clown couldn't cheer those people up.

/Came for the attempt at humor, and I know -- FAIL

Third In Line: gadian: I hate lonely people. And yes, I've been a very lonely person at some points in my life. Lonely people just make you feel awkward so then you over think and say the wrong things and lonely person gets upset and leaves. Which you're satisfied that they do, they're such downers anyway.

Um, this

Moods are contagious, duh.
One girl in my office just has to bore me on every break with how shiatty her life is. I never "share" my bad events. But she seriously drags me down and makes me all, I don't know, not happy.

This. I appreciate that occasionally a person needs to vent, but some people seem to positively enjoy wallowing in their funk and spreading it as far as possible with an endless stream of sob-stories.

Eleanor Rigby approves of this study.

Pxtl: This. I appreciate that occasionally a person needs to vent, but some people seem to positively enjoy wallowing in their funk and spreading it as far as possible with an endless stream of sob-stories.

I could tell her stories of crap I had to go through that would DWARF her problems. I choose to focus on other things.

Oh and of course there are THOSE people too. They hear something and just have to one-up it or something...

Speaking for myself, I share condominium with a misanthrope, and am finding myself increasingly chary.

Agrees

Well, that's not very nice... Perk up!

FarkinHostile: Eleanor Rigby approves of this study.

Aw, man. That's such a depressing song.
*sniffs*

Next-

"Study suggests scientists, researchers etc make up this crap based on gernalisations and fiction in order to gain more grant money because they're pretty much useless at helping the worlds woes."

claydoh: Agrees

LMAO! are you "ronery?"

This is for all the lonely people, thinking that life has passed them by.

Has lots of friends.

Hmm.. Interesting.

/ Returns to playing Team Fortress 2.

"The whole life of those societies in which modern conditions of production prevail presents itself as an immense accumulation of spectacles. All that once was directly lived has become mere representation."

Essentially, if you'd like to grasp the concept in the article seriously, I would look at Guy Debord's "The Society of the Spectacle", Theodor Adorno's "The Culture Industry", and Jacques Ellul's "The Technological Society" and "The Technological Bluff".

With mass culture comes the possibility of mass alienation. It's not as weird as it seems.

I'm so lonely.

Sleeping with a purple-haired one-eyed mutant will clear that right up.

The new study suggests that, as people become lonely, they become less trusting of others, making it harder for them to form friendships.
OK so how exactly does this translate into tranferring loneliness to other people? All it implies to me is lonely people stay lonely.

Aren't they called introverts?
DNRTA

One is the lonliest number.
What are we studying next?

You want lonely? Try a loveless marriage.

Third In Line: One is the lonliest number.
What are we studying next?

two

It can be as bad as one.

Judging by Fark threads, stupid is also contagious.

This just in: unpleasant people are unpleasant to be around.

/film at eleven

Stanfan114: You want lonely? Try a loveless marriage.

Been there. Divorce is expensive because it's worth it.

I already knew that. Thanks for nothing, "science." Again.

Sometimes I intentionally inflict my pain on others just because they're annoying me, it's fun. I can be a real little storm cloud if I get in the mood. I'd probably be better off trying to make friends, but nobody seems too interested in hanging out with me here in fundieland. I don't do enough church or meth, I guess.

Lonely people are usually ugly too. Can't we put them in camps or something?

Sticky Hands: Third In Line: One is the lonliest number.
What are we studying next?

two

It can be as bad as one.

But three's company. Or a crowd.

This article and its accompanying notion are a waste of space.

The Southern Dandy: ♫♪ Everybody shut up and leave me alone! ♪♫

You're going straight to heaven.

Stanfan114: You want lonely? Try a loveless marriage.

WOW Man

That just bummed me out 10x more than the rest of the thread put together.

Dictatorial_Flair: I don't do enough church or meth, I guess.

*chuckles*

Honestly, pretty much all moods are contagious. At a happy party? People get happy. Go to a UFC fight? People are aggressive. A bad person walks into a bar? People get nervous. I have a belief that we "radiate" our emotions and feelings, and people around us can pick up on it. Most do so subconsciously, but many can just "see" the emanations. Its hard to mask this, and the more you know someone the better you are at picking up their vibe. Thus, you SO or other very close loved ones can tell when something is wrong, even if you pretend otherwise.

old_toole: Stanfan114: You want lonely? Try a loveless marriage.

WOW Man

That just bummed me out 10x more than the rest of the thread put together.

It's oh so true. Been there, done that.

Divorced with two kids....

Lawyers fees $0
Court costs $0
Child Support $Bend over and get ass raped.

Cheer up (New window)

/I get distracted easily

FarkinHostile: Honestly, pretty much all moods are contagious. At a happy party? People get happy. Go to a UFC fight? People are aggressive. A bad person walks into a bar? People get nervous. I have a belief that we "radiate" our emotions and feelings, and people around us can pick up on it. Most do so subconsciously, but many can just "see" the emanations. Its hard to mask this, and the more you know someone the better you are at picking up their vibe. Thus, you SO or other very close loved ones can tell when something is wrong, even if you pretend otherwise.

Now see, you should have applied for a grant before you told us all that.

Third In Line
Pxtl

People that tell others all their woes and sh*t are called "dump trucks" and they suck.


quitchyerb*tchin

Two can be as bad as one.