But such independence incurs the very great risk of loneliness, which can, and does, lead to health porblems such as an increase in depression, and a far higher cancer mortality rate.
Younger people are now expert in communicating without actually physically meeting anybody, which does not bode well for the future.
Madeleine Böcker, a psychotherapist, writer and trainer with a special interest in loneliness, based in West London, and Philip Kashpar, a philosopher and writer, based in Moscow, join me — John Harrison to discuss these vitally important issues.
