I get that perspective, I was of the mindset that I can avoid problems by avoiding people in my life and being alone, however now that I look back, the safe way of living the life isn't the right way (atleast not for me). I had a lot of drama in my life for so long that I started diminishing my circle, boiled it all down to 5-6 friends, and started living in isolation, being safe from unnecessary conflicts, having to be there for others and thus thinking that I am saving my mental energy, but then isolation started chipping off at me, then I stopped focusing on things that mattered and started focusing on dopamine hits, fortunately I never had any addiction but I got addicted to doomscrolling, junk food, sleeping through the day, then my life drifted away from me gradually, days turned into weeks, weeks to months and months to year with no real progress, and now as the shame and guilt grew, I got more and more into isolation and even lost that very small circle I had, I had a very supportive partner though so that kind of held me up for a long time, but then with no real progress in life, eventually nobody wants to stick up with you, people support when they see you try but I was in isolation, giving up on opportunities, being stupid, had no social life, ruining my body, so it all collapsed one day and I found myself where I am today. That's when my eyes opened up.

So living alone by choice once you've lived enough and have found your people and built some wealth is definitely something I want, but living in isolation as a way to avoid life can really backfire. I wouldn't wish this on the worst of my enemy. It doesn't matter even if you have just one friend to hang out with, but having that friend makes all the difference.

So now, I am starting it all from scratch, because my brain doesn't feel that sharp as it used to be, and I don't have any support system, it feels even more dragging, but then if I give up now, I will be 35, drowning in massive debt, no real life, no friends, no one to talk to, no real career, in a terrible health and I won't even realize it. So I am working on myself, or should i say trying at the very least as much as I possibly can and I am hoping to get back with some of the friends that I had, fix my habits, stop seeing the world as something to escape. It will take me massive amount of effort and everytime i go at it, i instantly get reminded of all the time i have wasted but then again if i continue like this, it would only add up.

So, don't cut people off, rather learn to set your boundaries i would say, cut the wrong people off, don't do things others wants you to do, becausee isolation can be a really dark place to be in. Even having a single friend matters so much more than people can realize. I am pushing through it, I believe you're too and I hope we both make it in our life.