Then you have cases like this - and this woman was NOT a hoarder: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Vincent As our society becomes more fragmented, and we have more people (especially the elderly) living alone, this will become more common.
“As our society becomes more fragmented, and we have more people (especially the elderly) living alone, this will become more common.”
Nah. People who live alone communicate by phone, email, direct interface etc. My family is all spread out, but I talk to them more now than when we all lived in the same town.
I expect in another generation, AI robots will allow people to live in their own homes rather than a nursing home.
“As our society becomes more fragmented, and we have more people (especially the elderly) living alone, this will become more common.”
Particularly with people having less and less kids, with many people having no kids.