Some people be complaining about the lack of social skills other have, how no one wants to connect anymore, always looking at phone etc

I dunno, maybe I'm just introverted, maybe just paranoid,
But it's not necessarily lack of social skills or not wanting to connect,

Not wanting to make eye contact, or not wanting to keep a conversation going with a stranger feels more like: "I'm not in the mood to get stalked or stabbed by a crackhead today,"

And looking at my phone and having my headphones is a form of avoidance.

Street smarts DOESN'T mean lack of social skills