foolishowl , 7 months ago

@magicalgrrrl @actuallyautistic My best guess is to identify your special interests and try to connect to people through them.

One thing to note is that there's a global crisis of loneliness. This report highlights COVID as a part of the problem, but I think this is related to trends that have existed for decades.

https://www.who.int/news/item/29-07-2021-new-advocacy-brief-highlights-serious-consequences-of-social-isolation-and-loneliness-on-the-health-of-older-people-calls-for-greater-political-priority-to-the-issue