This article is interesting. I don’t think the loneliness that OP is talking about here is universally bad. I don’t have any close friends. I have a social med

This article is interesting. I don’t think the loneliness that OP is talking about here is universally bad. I don’t have any close friends. I have a social media presence, but aside from Reddit (with which I only use the comments features), I don’t use those platforms at all. I’ve never been unhappy with this arrangement though; in fact, I love my time alone. However, I have heaps of acquaintances (i.e. folks in my contacts list that I don’t call or see often) and am social when I go out. I know how to strike up conversation and know how to have and be a good time. I enjoy these activities, but doing without doesn’t impact me negatively unless I spend many many months not doing that.