Is this true according to your experience?

The pandemic definitely played a part in decreasing that. Some people really got used to being at home.

To not meet other people face to face is indeed a problem. One gets caught in a web of echo chambers. That's the key word to look out for. Be aware that there are people who just don't think of the other any more out there. Too many people get issolated thus because they're not challenged enough by others. Moving through the family can be a minefield but thank God for that. The workplace or any of those kinds of meeting places isn't a substitute for gatherings with people who really care for you

I think the Covid era changed a lot of what we used to consider 'normal'.

It often isolated people from family or friends for reasons of 'lockdowns' and that in turn led to an influx of online behaviour.

Couple that with the retail expense price hikes of doing anything away from home has probably led to folk remaining somewhat isolated.

Ive always had a good close circle of friends and play music. So I've always hung out with friends. I may do it less now but that probably has more to do with my age than social media. I still like to cook for friends. Rehearsing with the band and playing shows keeps me engaged and always meeting new and interesting people.

I think it is true. When I was growing up every Sunday we went to relatives , usually on my moms side but we lived a lot closer to my dads side relatives and saw them often as well. My grandmother and aunts was a get together nearly weekly and an all day visit usually.

COVID accelerated many trends that were already underway, like people working from home or watching movies at home rather than in theaters. More online contact and less in-person is another one. This all would have happened eventually, COVID just made it happen sooner.

It's just that we as humans have become bitter, i think, and a little bit jealous of each other. That's just my opinion!

I haven’t liked having friends over since I was in high school. But I do like going over to my friends houses.

I didn’t have the experience of lots of relatives living nearby.My parents moved from their home state before I was born, and I would only see my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins when we visited each summer. My parents, on the other hand, each had grandparents living in their households when they were children.

Still, before the internet my friends and I played outside together, went places and visited each other’s homes regularly.

As adults, my siblings, friends and I had the routine of meeting here for Sunday brunch, which lessened during the pandemic. We’ve been trying to get back to doing that.

Not in my family. We visit each other regular.