> Most people feel alone because they lack the social skills to make friends outside work, or just lack the initiative, knowledge and internal motivation to wor

> Most people feel alone because they lack the social skills to make friends outside work, or just lack the initiative, knowledge and internal motivation to work without external pressure and supervision. Or perhaps because I've spent a month over the last quarter effectively under house arrest to comply with local quarantine laws? It is hardly as clear to me as your post makes it out to be that the din of an office, packed with people sitting at the now industry standard four foot desk with no separation of any kind between them, is quieter than my home.