I agree, with a personal thought.

This gets said often and it's true. But it's also self sustaining, and not just at a societal level, at an individual level. I previously worked with many people who lead full lives with minimal online interactions besides group chats with family. They were not significant people in a significant place but they lead meaningful lives. I personally find it helpful to remember that.

“War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Ignorance Is Strength”

If we were able to quantify it, I'd expect the degree to which someone agrees with this statement to be incredibly well negatively correlated with measures of life satisfaction.