The more I hear people talk about it who aren’t cis-het men, the more I hear criticism about the concept. But so far, I’ve only heard people say that it’s stupid, that it’s not a thing, that it’s men’s own fault etc. But I’ve yet to understand where that criticism comes from. I don’t want to start a discussion on whether or not it’s real or not. I just want to understand where the critics are coming from.
I would argue that loneliness is primarily a problem of luxury. If you have to constantly fight for survival you don’t have the resources left to think about how lonely you are, you only focus on food, water, shelter, how to avoid predators and so on. You’re simply too occupied, too tired to think about how lonely you are.