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00:00 (sirens wailing)
00:02 That's where they found me.
00:11 I was living alone, I was isolated by myself.
00:15 That was a massive contributor to why I chose
00:18 to try and end my life on Christmas Eve, 2019.
00:22 Am I alone in my loneliness?
00:25 - Absolutely not, Joey.
00:27 Loneliness is now identified as one of the next
00:30 important public health crisis of our time.
00:32 - Loneliness is not just a vague feeling
00:35 that I'm a bit lonely.
00:36 Loneliness should really be thought of as a disease.
00:39 - What are some of the things that are threatening
00:45 the loss of these communities?
00:47 - That is the biggest question to ask.
00:49 - So the number one thing the brain likes the most
00:53 is stress.
00:54 We feel anxious about this idea of having to go out
00:57 and meet people.
00:58 - Would anyone else like a chocolate?
01:00 No? Okay.
01:01 - This is at us the whole time, threats.
01:04 The world is a bad place.
01:05 - Contactless has almost become a luxury.
01:08 We could go days without seeing another person
01:10 if we didn't want to leave the house.
01:12 - What does loneliness mean in the age of social media?
01:16 - There's no effort in the housing design
01:19 to get people to actually come together and interact.
01:22 - We can make up any number of excuses
01:23 not to speak to people.
01:25 The hard bit is to actually decide to speak to people.
01:28 - I wonder if you ever dream of a better society.
01:33 - Tell me a little bit more about the community
01:36 that you're building.
01:37 - Connections become a little bit like exercise.
01:39 We have to be intentional.
01:41 We know it is the best thing for our wellbeing.
01:44 - So you're telling me that I need to see my brain
01:46 as a muscle and I need to work on making that bigger
01:48 and stronger.
01:49 - I'm Joe.
01:50 - Joe? Great name.
01:51 I'm Joey as well.
01:52 - How good's that?
01:53 - If enough of us start acting to alleviate loneliness
01:57 right where we live, before long,
01:59 you've got a national revolution on your hands.
02:02 - So then in that moment, you are not alone.
02:04 - And that's a beautiful thing, isn't it?
02:05 - It is.
02:06 And that's what saves people.
02:08 - Mate, I have just been on the most wild journey.
02:11 I'm finding that just everything
02:16 is getting better and better.
02:18 (upbeat music)
02:21 [BLANK_AUDIO]