I’ve been looking at the UK housing and transport data and comparing it against population density. One thing I’ve found is that communal transport is more correlated with population density than dense housing. For this reason I’d argue we don’t just wan’t to be creating more dense housing but reducing car dependence and improving public transport.

The PMCC(correlation to population density) of the UK data:

• Flat, maisonette or apartment: Purpose-built block of flats or tenement % 0.569
• Bus, minibus or coach % 0.551
• Underground, metro, light rail, tram % 0.541
• Flat, maisonette or apartment: Part of a converted or shared house (including bed-sits) % 0.503
• Bicycle % 0.306
• On foot % 0.302
• Taxi % 0.264
• Train % 0.189
• Flat, maisonette or apartment: In a commercial building % 0.182
• Whole house or bungalow: Semi-detached % -0.331
• Whole house or bungalow: Detached % -0.549
• Driving a car or van % -0.698

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I doubt that technology in general causes loneliness but there has been research showing that those who use more social media are more lonely.

I wouldn’t say technology is causing loneliness but the ways that technology is applied to social situations can cause loneliness.

For example:

• I would of thought the printing press served to inform people of news, helping reduce the feeling of alienation of people who are different.
• Using video conference software, such as Microsoft Teams or Zoom, to facilitate working from home will make us more lonely as we are able to communicate less frequently with others and there are some ways of communicating that are hard to facilitate over this software.