Loneliness

[smc]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

This makes me smile. A hurrah for Smc. And yet there is something to avoiding such dangers. I just can't tell if this is all a result of my parents' overprotection or reasonable concern over actual problems in the area.

With all due respect to the (possible) reality that the problems in the area are, indeed, as dire as you report, in general it is the case that we all can find some reason to avoid the world beyond our "rooms" or comfort zones: "I might get run over by a bus" or "what if the air is unclean?" or all manner of things. Your mindset will not change in your room, period. Humans are social animals, and the "rescue" you seem to be seeking by typing on your computer keyboard is ephemeral at best.