Anti-loneliness club offers friendship for $200 a month – and thousands have signed up
California’s Groundfloor club targets the isolation epidemic with an ‘after-school club’ for the post-30 set
Americans are facing a friend shortage.
This year, the surgeon general warned of an epidemic: half of us are experiencing “measurable levels” of loneliness at any moment, whether it’s related to losing a loved one, moving to a new city, financial or health issues, or the isolation that comes with remote work.
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