Loneliness epidemic
Subject in Mental Health
Loneliness epidemic has come up in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including The Joe Rogan Experience, Digital Social Hour. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Acharya PrashantIndian philosopher, teacher and author of Truth Without Apology
Prashant argues that the proliferation of objects has widened this gap, producing a worldwide epidemic of loneliness.
“that gap has widened. And that's why you see this epidemic of loneliness the world over”
Digital Social Hour: Viral Philosopher Exposes Why Love Is Failing Right Now | DSH #2066 (Jul 15, 2026) · Listen from 3:23
Prashant argues that loneliness is the gap between what the ego expects from objects and what it actually receives from them.
“That loneliness, Shawn, is kind of the difference between what this self, this ego, expects from all these objects it has struck relationship with”
Digital Social Hour: Viral Philosopher Exposes Why Love Is Failing Right Now | DSH #2066 (Jul 15, 2026) · Listen from 3:48
Mariana van ZellerPortuguese-American Peabody and Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist, host of Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller
Van Zeller argues that loneliness is a major driver of romance scams.
“I think the loneliness epidemic is a huge part of this, quite frankly”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2567 - Mariana van Zeller (Oct 16, 2026) · Listen from 1:20
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- The Joe Rogan Experience · 1 episode
- Digital Social Hour · 1 episode
Episodes
#2567 - Mariana van ZellerThe Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 16, 2026 · 2 h 30 min
Joe Rogan and journalist Mariana van Zeller discuss romance and pig-butchering scams, Meta's profits from scam ads, Mexican cartels, the opioid crisis and drug policy.
Viral Philosopher Exposes Why Love Is Failing Right Now | DSH #2066Digital Social Hour · Jul 15, 2026 · 47 min
Sean Kelly talks with philosopher Acharya Prashant about loneliness, ego, fear, AI, climate, love versus dependence, internal freedom, money and food choices.