Provocation: The Frenzy and the Fury

Or, why the Surgeon General's Report on loneliness makes me angry.

The Provocation is a regular feature at Wisdom of Crowds. Once a month, subscribers have the chance to pester, goad, or torment one of our writers. Our readers are constantly adding to the conversation — by commenting or writing an article. But the Provocation is a way of starting a conversation.

This month, it’s Samuel Kimbriel’s turn at the scaffold. He chose to resp…