Tech caused the loneliness epidemic. Can it also be a cure?

With his app Pie, Bonobos founder Andy Dunn is betting that Gen Z doesn’t want another aspirational brand—it wants real friends. America is in the thick of a loneliness epidemic. More than a fifth of the population reports feeling isolated. In a 2024 Harvard survey, 73% of people say that technology is part of the problem. Could technology also be the cure?