Hugh Mackay - How COVID rebooted compassion and community

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Have you been using your phone and your computer more in pandemic? The paradox is that tech can make us more connected, but also more isolated. But are there circumstances in which tech actually brings us closer together?

What lessons can we learn from this crisis as humans? What will this teach us about community, compassion and kindness? This week journalist Ginger Gorman chats with one of Australia’s best known psychologists and social researchers, Hugh Mackay, about loneliness and the digital age.

Useful Links

• Australian Loneliness Report: a survey exploring the loneliness levels of Australians and the impact on their health and wellbeing Michelle Lim
• How to help older people in coronavirus isolation not feel lonely Ginger Gorman
• How will widespread social isolation change us? Hugh Mackay