There’s a difference between people “spending more time alone” and the articles claim that people have “stopped hanging out.” If one actually goes outside it’s

There’s a difference between people “spending more time alone” and the articles claim that people have “stopped hanging out.” If one actually goes outside it’s trivial to see people hanging out. Also maybe ironic that I say this here on hacker news on Valentine’s Day but it’s true. Restaurants, bars and even the local mall were packed today.