Washington Post: The covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on our social lives. Cancellations, closures and fear of a potentially deadly infection led us to hunker down and avoid acquaintances, co-workers and extended family. Time spent with friends went down. Time spent alone went up. And now for the scarier news: Our social lives were withering dramatically before covid-19 (Washington Post).
Reporter Derek Thompson: There is a 100% chance that this graph is a core reason for America’s surge of anxiety and depression. Time spent with other people has plummeted—for every age group, ethnicity, gender, geography, and income level (Twitter).
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