It’s important to note that we’ve been working-from-pandemic, not quite working-from-home. In a normal WFH, you could go to a coffee shop, or a co-working space, and get more of the casual social encounters humans need.

I agree with the idea that we’ve removed a lot of casual social encounters (in much of the US), and as a result a lot of folk don’t get to meet new people outside of work. I’m hoping we get back to more third-places, ideally without needing to spend large amounts of money to be out with new people.

Co-housing, integrated walkable city planning, and reinvestment in public programs would all help with this. I hope we get back there.