Man, it sure is weird when I think about how much of the pandemic involved weirdos proclaiming shit like, “No one needs social connection” and “Zoom is just as good as in person.” Most often they were just implying those viewpoints without quite outright saying them, but sometimes literally stating it in those words. Did they not realize how crazy that sounded and still sounds now?

Humans are a social species — nearly as much as ants or bees, just with bigger brains. Human society and civilization is now built on and probably will always be constructed atop in-person social connections.

If only wanting to believe something made it true. If only.