Loneliness

Everybody feels lonely sometimes. But only few of us are aware how important this feeling was for our ancestors - and that our modern world can turn it into something that really hurts us. Why do we feel this way and what can we do about it? Sources: https://sites.google.com/view/sourcesloneliness/startseite Books mentioned in the endcard: 'Emotional First Aid' by Guy Winch https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-First-Aid-Rejection-Everyday/dp/0142181072/ 'Loneliness' by John Cacioppo & William Patrick https://www.amazon.com/Loneliness-Human-Nature-Social-Connection/dp/0393335283/ Kurzgesagt Merch:  https://bit.ly/2GeuQxZ Support us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get cool stuff in return): https://www.patreon.com/Kurzgesagt?ty=h Kurzgesagt Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cRUQxz Facebook: http://bit.ly/1NB6U5O Twitter: http://bit.ly/2DDeT83 Instagram: http://bit.ly/2DEN7r3 The music of the video here: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/2X3Qezs Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/2tlrWU3 Youtube: https://bit.ly/2CZ6PeN Facebook: http://bit.ly/2qW6bY4 THANKS A LOT TO OUR LOVELY PATRONS FOR SUPPORTING US:Aleksandra Przytuła, Jemma, Will, 士誠 劉, Vincent Boucart, Tea4ever, Thomas Hogdahl, Gaurav Mathur, Andy Matthews, Tom Ingleby, Phil Crawford, Dannythetwo, Carl Canova, Martin Anderson, Mathieu Langis, tineeetim, Jeongmin Bae, Jarno Verhoofstad, Thomas Auberson, Ethan DeKelver, Enis Zeyrek, Dennis Værum, Matt Miller, Sasha Mamzelev, Dunkel, kartacha, Daniel Miller, Joshua Brost, Kyle Ivin, Erich Onzik, Allison McCarthy, Dejan Cencelj, Bogdan DANCU, Peter Cornell, Francesco Rossetto, Michael Mutarelli, Edward DeCook, Yashasvi Singh, Austin Gilstrap-Turner, Josie Xu, NorgTheSupporter, Carmine D'Amico, Ann Poplick, Ingrid Wong, Andrés Help us caption & translate this video! https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UCsXVk37bltHxD1rDPwtNM8Q&tab=2