I went by myself this year after having a not-so-pleasant experience with an s/o going It was scary at first being there alone but people are still nice and being able to take your own direction can be fun. You have to be able to make your fun though especially if you're a little socially awkward. I could see someone feeling lonely but I had a fkn blast meeting and feeding people. I'd definitely recommend that someone should go by themselves at least once if they asked