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Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.72,0:00:14.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I had died at 22,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.25,0:00:18.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it would have taken weeks\Nbefore anyone would have noticed
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.08,0:00:21.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because at 22, I was studying,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.12,0:00:23.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I lived on my own,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.65,0:00:28.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'd pulled myself away from everyone\Nwithout anyone really noticing.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.93,0:00:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next minutes will not be about me;
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.45,0:00:37.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it will, however, be about the work\Nthat I'm trying to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.86,0:00:42.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because two years ago,\NI decided to put an end to loneliness.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.33,0:00:48.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The loneliness that I and my co-founders\Nhad experienced in our own lives
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.74,0:00:54.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was enough for us to quit our jobs\Nand start a company called No Isolation.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.26,0:00:59.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We had no idea\Nof what we were getting into
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.83,0:01:02.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how big the issue really was.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.41,0:01:05.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I don't think that you do either.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.48,0:01:10.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Loneliness is not just a sad feeling\Nthat we need to get rid of
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.56,0:01:13.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we want people\Nto be slightly more happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.80,0:01:16.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Loneliness is dangerous.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.15,0:01:22.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People suffering from loneliness\Nare in a constant fight-or-flight mode,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.35,0:01:28.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a stress mode very much equal\Nto the one I'm experiencing right now,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.16,0:01:32.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only there's a huge difference
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.68,0:01:36.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between me experiencing this\Nfor a couple of minutes now
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.09,0:01:37.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and living with it for years.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.82,0:01:41.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These increased stress levels\Nlead to a number of things,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.94,0:01:46.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but there are some consequences\Nthat are more severe than others.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.39,0:01:49.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Several studies have shown
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.66,0:01:56.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that feeling lonely results\Nin a 29% increased risk of heart disease.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.53,0:02:04.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Feeling lonely also increases the risk\Nof having a stroke by 32%.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.53,0:02:10.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You might not believe it,\Nbut when it comes to heart disease,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.75,0:02:15.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,loneliness is a bigger killer\Nthan obesity.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.38,0:02:20.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, If we could do\Nour own mini experiment:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.27,0:02:22.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of you can raise your hand,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.85,0:02:26.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and please keep it there\Nuntil told otherwise.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.49,0:02:33.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So think about the feeling\Nof being all alone,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.98,0:02:38.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[what] it is like to not have anyone\Nyou feel you can talk to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.12,0:02:39.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or reach out to in a moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.49,0:02:43.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now everyone who\Nhas never had that feeling
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.57,0:02:45.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can [put] their hands down.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.14,0:02:50.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good. So all of us - it's okay.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.34,0:02:54.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So all of us have experienced loneliness.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.19,0:02:58.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But 16% of the Norwegian population
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.32,0:03:03.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reports that they're being haunted\Nby loneliness every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.25,0:03:05.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's in Norway.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.82,0:03:09.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to the United Nations,\Nwe're the happiest country in the world!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.37,0:03:16.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And still, 16% is 800,000 people\Nin this tiny country alone
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.92,0:03:22.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that feel like they have no one\Nto talk to on a day-to-day basis.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.90,0:03:27.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when you consider\Nhow big of a taboo loneliness actually is,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.28,0:03:32.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it gets worse because people\Ndo not willingly admit to being lonely,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.75,0:03:35.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meaning that 16 [%] is probably too low.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.93,0:03:40.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The relationship between age\Nand loneliness is shaped like a U.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.10,0:03:45.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The youngest and the oldest generations\Nare the most lonely generations.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.21,0:03:49.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while most research\Nis focused on the seniors,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.73,0:03:54.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the amount of lonely young people\Nis severely underestimated.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.02,0:03:57.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It should be no surprise to anyone here
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.42,0:04:03.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that lonely children, teenagers\Nand young adults perform worse at school,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.91,0:04:05.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are more depressed
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.20,0:04:08.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and experience more suicidal thoughts\Nthan their socially connected peers.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.17,0:04:13.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then there are children\Nsuffering from long-term illness -
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.08,0:04:18.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and with long-term illness, I mean\NME and CP and cancer and heart failure,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.16,0:04:20.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of these diagnoses -
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.23,0:04:24.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're particularly exposed\Nto being socially isolated and lonely.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.02,0:04:29.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They lose their place in society\Nwith their diagnosis.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.22,0:04:32.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not always easy\Nto find their way back.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.23,0:04:38.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't realize\Nhow important this issue was
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.89,0:04:41.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until I met a woman named Anna.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.42,0:04:44.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,14 years before I met her,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.82,0:04:48.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of her twin daughters\Nwas diagnosed with a form of cancer.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.78,0:04:51.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Cornelia lost her life
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.89,0:04:56.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after having spent two years\Nmoving in and out of various hospitals.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.36,0:04:59.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when Cornelia passed away,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.64,0:05:02.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anna looked back\Non the previous two years
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.69,0:05:03.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with grievance
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.22,0:05:05.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the worst thing
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.02,0:05:10.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had not been the diagnosis\Nor the treatments or the pain
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.82,0:05:14.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the fact that her teenage daughter\Nbecame isolated from her friends
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.04,0:05:16.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and her normal life.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.78,0:05:22.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A 13-year-old girl is a 13-year-old girl,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.60,0:05:26.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and no diagnosis in the world\Ncan take away her social needs.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.37,0:05:28.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But an illness
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.89,0:05:33.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will definitely get in the way\Nof her acting upon those needs.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.52,0:05:39.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's move on\Nto something slightly less heavy.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.72,0:05:42.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess that all of you\Nhave heard of Tinder.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.35,0:05:45.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a dating app.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.06,0:05:46.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yep.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.07,0:05:49.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a theory that Tinder\Nhas actually done more for public health
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.97,0:05:52.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than we give them credit for.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.67,0:05:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We could discuss it forever
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.21,0:05:58.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because despite Tinder doing\Nthe very best job they can,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.45,0:06:02.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more people than ever before are single.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.56,0:06:05.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is actually a huge problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.81,0:06:11.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because the single strongest predictor\Nfor loneliness is not your age;
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.69,0:06:15.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is whether or not\Nyou're in a relationship.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.13,0:06:20.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a single woman, I'm four times\Nmore likely to be haunted by loneliness
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.99,0:06:23.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than women who are in a relationship.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.67,0:06:25.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the silver lining
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.29,0:06:28.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that in this matter,\NI'm very lucky to be a girl
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.72,0:06:34.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because that guy - he is ten times\Nmore likely to be haunted by loneliness
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.59,0:06:37.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than his mates who are in relationships.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.54,0:06:40.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yes, it is a fact
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.13,0:06:44.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that single people are more miserable\Nthan those who are hitched.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.11,0:06:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You would think that by 2017
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.20,0:06:51.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we would have figured out\Nhow to properly connect people.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.13,0:06:55.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it looks like\Nwe're getting worse at it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.55,0:06:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Loneliness has become a pandemic.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.87,0:07:01.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It does not discriminate on age\Nor gender or borders.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.71,0:07:03.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It happens all over the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.78,0:07:07.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it happens most frequently\Nto those of us who are already vulnerable.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.11,0:07:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I said in the beginning -\NI don't think I can stress this enough -
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.58,0:07:15.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the constant flight-or-fight mode
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.38,0:07:19.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,results in a 29% increased risk\Nof heart diseases.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.58,0:07:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's equivalent to smoking\N15 cigarettes every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.42,0:07:27.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is more dangerous\Nthan being an alcoholic.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.22,0:07:33.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And on top of these physical risks,\Nthere's one more thing:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.23,0:07:39.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feeling lonely doubles\Nyour likelihood of getting dementia.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.58,0:07:41.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Obviously,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.59,0:07:46.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's an enormous individual cost\Nin that of feeling all alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.30,0:07:48.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's also an enormous public cost.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.03,0:07:53.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People getting sick is expensive;\Nit is extremely expensive.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.66,0:07:57.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to give you a specific example\Nof how loneliness is expensive,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.11,0:07:59.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can stay on dementia
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.90,0:08:05.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because 66% of all the money\Nwe spend on mental healthcare
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.95,0:08:08.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is spent on people\Nsuffering from dementia.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.80,0:08:13.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And loneliness doubles your risk\Nof developing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.86,0:08:16.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're going to add one more number:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.61,0:08:21.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,12% of the Norwegian population\Nare daily smokers;
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.15,0:08:25.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,16% of us or maybe more\Nare haunted by loneliness.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.32,0:08:28.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that both of them
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.12,0:08:31.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,give you an equally increased risk\Nof heart disease and strokes.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.04,0:08:35.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they're both extremely dangerous,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.46,0:08:38.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and one of them\Nis even exceptionally painful.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.77,0:08:43.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the governments of the world\Nare clearly focusing on only one of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.77,0:08:47.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what can you really do?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.100,0:08:53.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We set up taxes for cigarettes,\Nand then we banned smoking inside.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.08,0:08:58.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's quite obvious that we can't use\Nthe same methods for curing loneliness.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.90,0:09:04.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So where do we start if we want to have\Nan impact on a global scale?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.09,0:09:10.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I started with studying\Nalmost the opposite of psychology
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.20,0:09:12.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I chose computer science.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.54,0:09:19.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the debates around the impact\Nof technology on loneliness is growing.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.90,0:09:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some argue that the use of technology\Nis replacing human contact;
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.44,0:09:30.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,others argue that technology\Nis all we need to establish new relations.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.58,0:09:34.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that debate lacks one key insight
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.32,0:09:37.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it is not\Nabout the technology at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.33,0:09:42.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We could say that it is somewhat\Nabout what the technology does
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.47,0:09:46.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and somewhat about how we,\Nas consumers, use technology.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.72,0:09:49.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But most importantly,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.76,0:09:54.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's about the people\Nwho develop the technology that we use.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.88,0:09:58.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They choose how it works and what it does.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.04,0:10:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And different things do different things.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.32,0:10:07.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's people\Nwho develop the stuff we use.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.01,0:10:12.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Developments in communication technology\Nhave emerged rapidly.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.83,0:10:15.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But unfortunately,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.51,0:10:21.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,technology is almost always developed\Nto make efficient people more efficient.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.87,0:10:28.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,New technologies are too often built\Nfor those who are already moving fast,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.100,0:10:32.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than for those\Nwho might benefit from it the most.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.74,0:10:35.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for vulnerable groups,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.78,0:10:38.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the most important developments\Nhave failed to appear.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.26,0:10:43.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can give you one\Nof the many perfect examples
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.87,0:10:48.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of how the tech world\Nhas left the senior generations behind.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.94,0:10:54.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Technology-based innovations\Nsuch as videoconferencing -
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.35,0:10:56.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's been around for years.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.63,0:10:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've also known for years\Nthat videoconferencing
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.33,0:11:04.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has a very positive impact\Non social isolation and loneliness.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.07,0:11:11.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But yet 70% - seven, zero;\Nmore than 2/3 - of those over 80
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.60,0:11:13.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have never even tried it.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.09,0:11:15.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that this technology can help,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.21,0:11:20.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but still we haven't made it available\Nfor those who could benefit from it most.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.57,0:11:24.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I imagine that many of you in the audience
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.11,0:11:28.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have parents or even grandparents\Nthat fit into the description,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.92,0:11:31.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seniors that cannot use\Nexisting technology.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.43,0:11:35.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then some of you\Nmight want to jump up and say,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.54,0:11:38.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"My mom or dad can use an iPad."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.55,0:11:41.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to statements like that
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.04,0:11:44.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's always some questions\Nthat pop into my mind:
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.60,0:11:49.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Could she go and buy that iPad,\Ndownload the programs that she needs
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.64,0:11:51.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and start using it without help?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.31,0:11:56.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And why is that scenario so obscene?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.70,0:11:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shouldn't she be able to do that?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.38,0:12:06.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My contribution\Nto put an end to loneliness
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.55,0:12:09.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is developing solutions\Nthat would work like that,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.38,0:12:12.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,developing technology for smaller groups
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.61,0:12:17.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that takes into consideration\Ntheir actual needs and capabilities,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.49,0:12:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,technology that can foster\Nface-to-face contacts.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.61,0:12:28.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My second contribution\Nis talking about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.84,0:12:33.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because we can tackle loneliness\Nby simply opening up a conversation,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.07,0:12:37.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making sure that everyone is aware.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.54,0:12:41.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I did not understand how lonely I was,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:42.41,0:12:43.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and of course, ironically,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.99,0:12:46.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the last thing you want\Nis to have people around you;
Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.44,0:12:49.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you do not want to let anyone in.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.41,0:12:54.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm so far from being the only one\Nwho has felt like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.71,0:12:56.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Depression is a massive issue.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.44,0:13:00.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I'm 100% sure
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.02,0:13:05.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that loneliness is often at the root\Nand always a contributor to depression.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.77,0:13:08.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because we as humans
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.52,0:13:10.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are fundamentally built\Nto be a part of a group.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.90,0:13:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're fundamentally built\Nto depend on others
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.80,0:13:17.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to have others depending on us.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.32,0:13:22.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's nothing cool or brave or great\Nabout going through life alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.17,0:13:27.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So please, call the friend\Nthat I know that you all have,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.60,0:13:30.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just be bored together.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.47,0:13:34.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then let people in.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:35.15,0:13:38.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because when you lean on others,\Nyou're helping them
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.14,0:13:41.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you're helping yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:13:41.97,0:13:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you're actually helping our taxes.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.76,0:13:47.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that was it. Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.96,0:13:50.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)