
Loneliness Makes Us Nostalgic For A Past That Never Existed
Every generation idealizes the past, yearning for more connection and community.
Kristen Radtke is the author of Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness (2021), for which she received a Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant, and Imagine Wanting Only This (2017). Find her on Twitter @kristenradtke and on Instagram @kristenradtke_.
Every generation idealizes the past, yearning for more connection and community.
Every generation idealizes the past, yearning for more connection and community.