Does it seem like people these days just aren't into having a connection?

People will always be into having a connection. At one time it was ads in the news papers, then on TV, now they look for that connection online. It's always been the same

This is because everything around us involves crime, murders, stabbings, shootings, people OD'ing, government corruption, phone scams, hackers. Bad people stealing your car, your house, all your money. Prices going up, wages not going anywhere, maybe you got laid off. It's all negative negative negative.. You can't trust anyone except yourself, everyone is a potential crook, even the nice ones, even your friends, they all want something.
So everyone distances themselves from each other, it's the only way to be safe.

Yes very much so. 🙁

Its due to the end times. Humanity has fallen into a terrible state in which love has grown so cold, people can not even glance at their neighbors without evil inclinations springing from within them.

Lets blame it on internet and smart phones.