Tag: #loneliness
Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 5 posts
Is Comfort From a Machine Real? — Why We Need to Change the Question
People really do feel better after talking to an AI. Dismissing that as an illusion isn't just rude — it's inaccurate. This piece looks at why responsiveness feels like being cared for, and digs into what chatbot-based m
2026-08-02 · 14 min read #humanities#ai#psychology#loneliness#relationshipsLoneliness Works Like Hunger — How to Read a Signal of Deficit
Loneliness is not the state of being alone. It is the gap between the relationships you want and the ones you actually have. John Cacioppo read that sensation as a deficit signal from the same family as hunger and thirst
2026-07-26 · 12 min read #mindset#healing#loneliness#relationships#connectionAdult Friendship — Why Connection Gets Harder as We Age
Why does making and keeping friends feel so much harder once we become adults? This piece looks at what research on social connection suggests, the conditions that build depth in relationships, and balanced, practical wa
2026-06-27 · 24 min read #culture#friendship#social-connection#loneliness#relationshipsThe Sociology of Loneliness — Solitude in a Connected Age
Why has loneliness deepened in the most densely connected era in history? We look in a balanced way at the difference between social and emotional loneliness, the research on loneliness and health, urbanization and singl
2026-06-21 · 40 min read #loneliness#sociology#isolation#community#cultureThe Complete Guide to the Craft of Relationships for Engineers: Marriage, Children, Parents, Friends, Community, Gottman, Bowlby, and Ways Out of Isolation (2025~2026)
The last thing you stack on top of money, skills, and career is relationships. The marriage research of John Gottman (4 Horsemen, Magic Ratio), the attachment theory of Bowlby and raising children, the time-money-emotion
2026-04-15 · 14 min read #relationships#marriage#parenting#friendship#parents