Why Are People Lonely

Did you know that loneliness increases your death risk by 26 percent, while social isolation and living alone increases mortality risk by 29 percent? This study was created by researchers at the Brigham Young University (Corbett). There was a kid that lived in Korea that played games all of the time. He forgot to eat, drink and do everything needed to live. While he was playing his game he collapsed and died on the spot from malnutrition. The reason he stayed on the computer so long was for the reason that he was exploring a different reality. He was exploring the one he wanted to be not his life that was lonely.The internet use in people contributes to loneliness, isolation, and social withdraw due to the fact of less face-to-face time, more Internet use, and living alone.
The Internet is a way to communicate. It is an amazing concept that you can send messages instantly to people across the world. If you do not know how to speak their language you can translate instantly. The Internet can also be used as entertainment. There is movies to watch, music to listen to, games to play, etc. There …show more content…
When you are interacting with people it still causes you to feel lonely. You are lonely for the reason that people over the internet do not provide a caring relationship. The people on the Internet do talk to you and in the short term they cause you to feel less alone. Although the long term effect of Internet use is you are drawn away from even the little contact you have. That little contact could sprout into a relationship that causes you to be less lonely long term. So the effect of having a friend even the slightest friend that talks to you a little. It helps you long term and will cause you to be more social towards others. It causes it to be a great deal easier to talk to everyone and that will help the