we suffer a lot in our society from loneliness. so much of our life is an attempt to not be lonely: ‘let’s talk to each other; let’s do things together so we won’t be lonely.’ and yet inevitably, we are really alone in these human forms. we can pretend; we can entertain each other; but that’s about the best we can do. when it comes to the actual experience of life, we’re very much alone; and to expect anyone else to take away our loneliness is asking too much.