Some say that people today are more connected to each other than ever before. But how do you define "connected"? Have social media and other technologies had the opposite effect? Could it be that right now, we are witnessing the loneliest generation? Studies have shown that teenagers today have fewer close friends than previous generations and twenty-somethings have fewer long-lasting romantic relationships. Can this be true? Is this the case in China? In the West? A global phenomenon? In a city of roughly thirty million people like Shanghai, can so many people actually be lonely? And how would you define "lonely"?_x000D_ _x000D_ In this club, we'll look at data, case studies, and real people's experiences and we'll share our own thoughts, feelings, and points of view. Let's talk about what it actually means to be lonely, to be connected, and what lies in between. Let's compare our own lives today, our methods of connecting, and our relationship with loneliness with that of ten or twenty years ago. Let's have an important and enlightening discussion and let's do it together!_x000D_ _x000D_ 有人说，今天的人们比以往任何时候都更加紧密地联系在一起。但是你如何定义“连接”呢?社交媒体和其他技术是否产生了相反的效果?难道现在，我们正在见证最孤独的一代?研究表明，今天的青少年比前几代人拥有更少的亲密朋友，20多岁的年轻人拥有更少持久的恋爱关系。这是真的吗?中国的情况也是如此吗?只是在西方吗?这是个全球现象吗?在上海这样一个人口约3000万的城市，真的会有这么多人感到孤独吗?你怎么定义“孤独”?_x000D_ _x000D_ 在这个俱乐部里，我们会看数据、案例研究和真实的人的经历，我们会分享我们自己的想法、感受和观点。让我们来谈谈什么是孤独，什么是有联系，以及两者之间的关系。让我们比较一下我们今天的生活，我们的联系方式，以及我们与孤独的关系与十年前或二十年前的情况。让我们来进行一次重要而有启发性的讨论，让我们一起来做吧!