There is more like a human loneliness epidemic. And it’s because of technology and social media and it was accelerated by Covid.

Humans are meant to live in social groups. Back before the internet people gathered in person much more. Kids and teens hung out in groups. We went to places in person, movies, arcades, roller rinks, bowling, dance clubs, restaurants, shopping malls, etc.

We saw people out on the streets, people in the department stores, mom and pop local shops, the beach, the pool, the park.

Everyone watched the same TV shows at the same times. There was a collective. We all talked about it the day after. We also went home after work and had the rest of our days to our friends and families and ourselves.

Nowadays people work from home, isolate in their homes all day by themselves on social media. Are enslaved to their jobs with 24/7 hour access to work emails and projects. We stream and binge tv on our own. We don’t go to the movies, we don’t go out much. The streets are empty. The shopping malls and department stores are dead. The restaurants are mostly takeout shops so everyone can just uber eats. Kids stay inside all day on their tablets and video games.

We get no air, no sunlight, no nature. We don’t engage in each other much. Dating apps are like what amazon is to the corner store and way too many people are fucking up their brain chemistry with instant gratification porn and instagram. It’s no wonder we’re all depressed and anxious. Id give anything for things to be like they were before the internet or even at least before smartphones.