<story><title>Alcohol and social bonding in humans (2018)</title><url>https://www.ft.com/content/c5ce0834-9a64-11e8-9702-5946bae86e6d</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>jdkee</author><text>&amp;quot;Loneliness is a health threat in the western world, and the UK even has a dedicated minister to address the problem. How to solve it, of course, is a huge challenge, but encouraging people to get out and socialise over a few beers or a bottle of wine at the village pub may be a good place to start.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;Proximity, unplanned encounters and the privacy to confide with someone have been identified as key factors in making friends as an adult.[cite] I find it unfortunate to read about the closing of so many neighborhood pubs in England over the past decade or so.</text></comment>
<story><title>Alcohol and social bonding in humans (2018)</title><url>https://www.ft.com/content/c5ce0834-9a64-11e8-9702-5946bae86e6d</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>dang</author><text>The author is Robin Dunbar, of Dunbar&amp;#x27;s number. &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Robin_Dunbar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Robin_Dunbar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Past threads have shown this to be a bit of a triggering topic, but this is an interesting and substantial article. We changed the title to make it less baity, in accordance with the HN guidelines. If anyone suggests a better title (i.e. more accurate and neutral), we can change it again.</text></comment>