https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/a9eb64a6-c5be-469c-81e3-e6cac5fcf4ac Study after study confirms that we're all lonelier and more depressed than ever. Why is that? The root cause goes deeper than you might think. How Capitalism Causes Loneliness – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Citations and Further Reading: Links to mental health support (that aren’t 988) https://warmline.org/ (from a list compiled by NPR @ https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/08/11/1116769071/social-media-posts-warn-people-not-to-call-988-heres-what-you-need-to-know) https://www.callblackline.com/aboutfaq https://kivagroups.carrd.co/ https://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org/mh-first-oakland https://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org/mh-first-sac https://peersupportspace.org/daily-gatherings https://projectlets.org/crisis-support https://samaritansnyc.org/ https://translifeline.org/hotline/ https://wildfloweralliance.org/online-support-groups/ Alienation https://youtu.be/gPRxxN4Kh30 https://www.marxists.org/glossary/terms/a/l.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx%27s_theory_of_alienation Main news clip https://youtu.be/ImEz971DLgY Loneliness study https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235282732200310X https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf Burnout https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/burnout-survey.html#:~:text=The%20findings%20indicate%20that%2077%20percent%20of%20respondents%20say%20they%20have%20experienced%20employee%20burnout%20at%20their%20current%20job%2C%20with%20more%20than%20half%20citing%20more%20than%20one%20occurrence. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2023/04/13/for-many-workers-burnout-is-worse-than-during-the-pandemic/ https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/13/health/nurse-burnout-post-pandemic/index.html https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/study-finds-burnout-epidemic-working-women-two-years-pandemic-rcna25883 https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/22/teachers-are-in-the-midst-of-a-burnout-crisis-it-became-intolerable.html Workers and return to office https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/28/64percent-of-workers-would-consider-quitting-if-asked-to-return-to-office-full-time.html https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/real-estate/our-insights/americans-are-embracing-flexible-work-and-they-want-more-of-it Wealth and zip code https://opportunityinsights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/atlas_slides.pdf Social media and mental health study quoted https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9915628 Neoliberal thought https://neweconomics.org/2020/10/this-is-your-brain-on-neoliberalism https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1531/153162923019/html/ Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:19:58 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/a9eb64a6-c5be-469c-81e3-e6cac5fcf4ac All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.