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Film about tackling loneliness with technology

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Oldwoman70 Fri 03-May-19 08:33:27

Posting on Gransnet merely gives the illusion of speaking to people - as MOnica and CocoPops say the only remedy to loneliness is contact with real people.

CocoPops Fri 03-May-19 03:54:15

"Real loneliness can only be properly remedied by real people and real human contact". I totally agree with MOnica.

M0nica Thu 02-May-19 22:17:53

Real loneliness can only be properly remedied by real people and real human contact.

Gransnet can perhaps help assuage the worst pangs of loneliness in the same way that regular phone calls can

My fear is that governments and other bodies think they can shrug off the real effects of loneliness with technical solutions that enable them to provide cheap inadequate solutions to complex problems/

The best idea would be to build tower blocks of bedsits with one lonely elderly person in each cage flatlet with food put through a hatch, monitored by cctv and with domestic services provided by a robot. with a keyboard and screen to communicate with the outside world. What on earth more could they need?

LaraGransnet (GNHQ) Thu 02-May-19 11:10:18

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is producing a short film called ‘Tech for Good’ as part of their wider national campaign about Loneliness – to be launched in June this year - and are keen to talk to interested Gransnet users.

They are looking for someone to appear in the film; someone who is successfully tackling their feelings of loneliness, by using Gransnet.

Have you felt lonely as a result of a change in life, such as children leaving home, retirement, a relationship ending, bereavement or move home?

Do you feel you have made friends by chatting online and have you gone on to make meaningful connections and relationships in the real world too, either with one particular person or with a group from Gransnet?

If this sounds like you and you think you might be interested in being in the film, they’d love to talk to you.

In the first instance, please email [email protected] with a paragraph about yourself and a bit of background information including how you’ve used Gransnet to help you connect with others online and offline.

The DCMS will get in touch to arrange telephone calls with the strongest stories.

Thanks smile