Nowadays, people just seem content to sit in front of a screen and get "satisfied" digitally as consumers, not participants. It is all very voyeuristic and passive these days - yet so many feel that what they are doing is meaningful, even though they are doing nothing.
Nowadays, people have got used to stay and consume alone, even for half and one years. In fact, they are happy with this situation. I also felt that it was going to be so in the pre-pandemic times and the pandemic has accelerated it.
You are right. We used to need each other to socialise and to make our needs meet especially in neighbourhood. I admit that I miss the past. Sometimes I think that they are testing a new thing on us, forcing us to stay indoor and let's us be alone most of the time 🤔
This new normal is not normal.
They are. They are digitizing "divide and conquer" - and they are winning.