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Yes, much of it seems circumstantial. People who have communities are in a different situation than people who do not. A lot of loneliness is age related, location related, etc… This thread is filled with kind, well intended, totally worthless advice being offered by younger people, people who have a community, people who have a family, people who live in dense urban areas, etc… The answer seems to be “volunteer”, but obviously if that worked there wouldn’t be these threads. Loneliness is a societal problem, not something an individual can solve by volunteering.