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Originally Posted by honorgal
Not at all sure what you mean by "the college bubble" is about social isolation? Social isolation refers to a lack of interaction or contact with others. I think we would find more prevalence of that in non-student populations.
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No, "social isolation" is not only about a lack of contact and interaction with others. Feelings of loneliness, abandonment, depression, and isolation are common on college campuses similar as they can increase with urbanization and migration in the general population. College campuses are an environment in which strangers are taken from different cities, states, and often countries and put in a bubble even smaller and more isolated than an "urban bubble". Add to that the pressure some students feel to transition into adulthood and figure out their own preferences, plans, and goals without disappointing or betraying their parents. College campus counselors (often assisted by faculty and staff) spend a great deal of time assisting students (not all of them introverts) who feel alone in a crowded room, who are away from family and childhood friends, and who feel they have no one to talk to at college. People dropout of college for reasons including feeling lonely and depressed, poor grades, family obligations, and physical, mental, and emotional issues. This includes people who want to speak out about their victimization. Many victims are embarrassed over the circumstances and embarrassed because their family trusted them to be away from home and they feel they "messed it up". These are dynamics that are prevalent on college campuses as a microcosm of the general population.
Again, you are trying to fight a battle that isn't being fought. There are many social issues that are causing alarm on some college campuses but these issues are more prevalent in the general population (for reasons including size of population and independence versus the smaller population and dependency of the college bubble). This isn't a competition. There can be disturbing trends and problems on college campuses as well as in the general population.
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