Think with Krys Boyd
Think with Krys Boyed: It's expensive to be lonely ( Allie Volpe )
9/21/2026 | 48m 54s
Vox correspondent Allie Volpe discusses how tech is offering solutions to social isolation (a proble
Are you one of many Americans stuck in the loneliness epidemic? Vox correspondent Allie Volpe talks with Krys Boyd about how tech is offering solutions to social isolation, a problem it created, the many online apps that are promising connection offline, and why previous generations were just better at making friends. Her article is “Can you spend your way out of lonelines?"
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Think with Krys Boyd is a local public television program presented by KERA
Think with Krys Boyd
Think with Krys Boyed: It's expensive to be lonely ( Allie Volpe )
9/21/2026 | 48m 54s
Are you one of many Americans stuck in the loneliness epidemic? Vox correspondent Allie Volpe talks with Krys Boyd about how tech is offering solutions to social isolation, a problem it created, the many online apps that are promising connection offline, and why previous generations were just better at making friends. Her article is “Can you spend your way out of lonelines?"
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Think with Krys Boyd is a local public television program presented by KERA