COVID didn’t just exacerbate a pre-existing mental health crisis.

It massively exacerbated a pre-existing touch deficit.

Our liberal individualist society has put a great premium on the privatization of personal space. Don’t touch me. Hands off.

Our society gives us a lot of space and freedom to be ourselves, free from the encroachments of others. But it also creates loneliness and a touch deficit.

We’ve created a society where, in Britain, there are 8 million people living on their own.

Read More