{"id":13737,"date":"2023-10-28T18:48:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T16:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redheadwithabrain.ch\/?p=13737"},"modified":"2024-02-25T16:21:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T15:21:24","slug":"seek-you-a-journey-through-american-loneliness-kristen-radtke-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redheadwithabrain.ch\/index.php\/2023\/10\/28\/seek-you-a-journey-through-american-loneliness-kristen-radtke-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Seek You &#8211; A Journey Through American Loneliness &#8211; Kristen Radtke (2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new epidemic? Loneliness. Radtke wonders whether this is a new epidemic, but what is certain is that even with all the technology at our disposal, loneliness is as acute as ever. Loneliness is everywhere, and although this story is about America, it certainly applies to other countries too. Radtke moves through different chapters. Listen\u2026 to her father searching for someone via his CQ call, to testimonials, to the biology of loneliness. See\u2026 how loneliness is gradually built up through the image of the lonely cowboy and through our childhood. Click\u2026 and the harmful effects of social media, which connect but don&#8217;t connect. Touch\u2026 and Harlow&#8217;s horrific experiments on monkeys. This graphic non-fiction story is beautifully illustrated with a stunning colour palette, but it&#8217;s also quite depressing. It reminded me that the only thing that matters is relationships. We are nothing without them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Barring some premature catastrophe, we know that everything we have trickles out and thins &#8211; our lives begin to leave us before we leave them. Our parents, our partners, our friends, our minds.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/redheadwithabrain.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PXL_20231028_1357091972-1.jpg?resize=854%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/redheadwithabrain.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PXL_20231028_1357091972-1-scaled.jpg?resize=854%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 854w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/redheadwithabrain.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PXL_20231028_1357091972-1-scaled.jpg?resize=250%2C300&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/redheadwithabrain.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PXL_20231028_1357091972-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C921&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/redheadwithabrain.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PXL_20231028_1357091972-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1280%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/redheadwithabrain.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PXL_20231028_1357091972-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1707%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/redheadwithabrain.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PXL_20231028_1357091972-1-scaled.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new epidemic? Loneliness. Radtke wonders whether this is a new epidemic, but what is certain is that even with all the technology at our disposal, loneliness is as acute as ever. Loneliness is everywhere, and although this story is about America, it certainly applies to other countries too. Radtke moves through different chapters. 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