Table for One

Yes, we may be experiencing what many have called an epidemic of loneliness. But even if you’re not lonely, there’s a decent chance you’re alone a lot more than you used to be. You can see the trend everywhere from restaurants to movie theaters to that indentation in your recliner. Derek Thompson in The Atlantic (Gift Article): The Anti-Social Century. “The individual preference for solitude, scaled up across society and exercised repeatedly over time, is rewiring America’s civic and psychic identity. And the consequences are far-reaching—for our happiness, our communities, our politics, and even our understanding of reality.”