There are still in-office jobs out there, where you can have lunch with humans, and maybe even make friends with your coworkers. I have one. It's not a popular opinion on this site, but it's OK to admit that being isolated home alone for 40+ hours a week is not healthy for your personality type.

COVID will be seven years old this December. Many of us here are still working from home since that time.

It doesn’t feel like seven years. 2020 feels like last year.

What can one typically accomplish in seven years? An undergrad, masters, and maybe a PHD. It is a long time.

The years have flown by

It hurts that I relate with this so much. I am wasting my 20s.

I see people who advocate for permanent wfh has plans with their social circle. Either already has a family or friends. Sucks to be the one trying to build a new life.

Btw, I don’t believe them a bit. All I see are rotten people who no longer speaks new things, or is a living instagram bot.

Yeah but that's because people suck so fucking much.

1. "Sorry can't come" an hour after we were supposed to meet - this alone kills 80% of my friendships

2. "I like edgy humor" and then a month later "I'm going to report you to HR" literally had this happen to me

3. Most people have very little depth and stick to superficial smalltalk, which I find very exhausting

And when on top of that you say "I wish my friend had similar values and enjoyed at least one common hobby" then it's basically over. Not to mention the fact that most people aren't open to new friendships. If they're married then they straight up say "wife doesn't allow", if they're not then it's "yeah let's grab a coffee someday".

My motto is "if you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go alone" because trying to be cooperative with people has never yielded me better results than just doing the shit on my own.