The article cites data using 2022 as the endpoint, and it's worth noting that 2022 still had some pandemic effects. Both directly in that some people were still

The article cites data using 2022 as the endpoint, and it's worth noting that 2022 still had some pandemic effects. Both directly in that some people were still limiting or avoiding meetups particularly earlier in the year, and indirectly in that teenagers in particular would have less of a social group when they were forbidden to see people during their peak friendship forming years. We'll never have a non-pandemic counterfactual to compare against, but there will still be at least some post-pandemic rebound beyond 2022.