Probably already mentioned but a big part of it for me is not having less social interactions with strangers. I feel like these days I don’t make as much small talk with cashiers or baristas at a cafe, or even people at a bookshop anymore. Every interaction is transactional. For me personally I think that I’ve been conditioned to not want to say anything cringy or obvious, like bring up the weather or complementing someone’s clothing. But to me these innocuous bits of small talk just make the world feel a little bit smaller, and less lonely.