Not alone in being alone

Thanks to technology, today’s young adults are more connected than ever before. The world sits at their fingertips, offering immediate access to information and conversation. But as this online world becomes bigger and faster, social, in-person interactions are becoming few and far between. And millennials are becoming more lonely, isolated, and left out.

This trend is almost certainly overblown, though, according to a new study by the American Enterprise Institute. Only 8% of millennials reported feeling lonely frequently, while 40% said they feel lonely once in a while. More than half reported feeling lonely on rare occasions, if ever.