On: How to be alone: the difference between loneliness...

[monster_group]

FTA - "The interesting thing about the 52 Hertz whale isn’t its loneliness. After all, it can’t be lonely; loneliness is a man-made condition."

I find this rather presumptuous. Whales are highly intelligent animals. To allege that they can't be lonely erodes author's credibility.

[cgriswald → monster_group]

I'm not even sure what the author means. The experience of loneliness I have isn't some artificial construct created by other humans, even if my loneliness is due a lack of interaction with other humans. And lots of social animals can experience loneliness.