But isn't a lack-of connection with other people precisely the same time of thing as being alone with oneself? Just expressed in two different ways? — Marty
Note here I am talking about the feeling of loneliness and not actually being alone.
That's why I expressed it as a feeling instead of a descriptive state. It's an ontological form of attunement.
And that's what I'm putting into question: if they are content to be with themselves, they would have never sought out company. If they ought out company, inversely, they are not content to be by themselves. These have a logical relationship. — Marty
Note here I am talking about the feeling of loneliness and not actually being alone. — Marty
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