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Re “A look at loneliness” (July 22): Michelle Goldberg’s article was a poignant and saddening view of what has become of our society and the role social media plays in it — especially for those lost souls whose lives have suffered the “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.”
I gained a better understanding of, for lack of a better term, the “lunatic fringe,” about who they are and what led them to believe what they believe and why no amount of external coaxing will change that. The common denominators are loneliness and lack of belonging in their lives.
I’ve run into these folks and I find myself getting upset at them and their reality. No more. After Goldberg’s article, going forward, I’ll replace that feeling with empathy and sadness for them.