Socializing

I think a lot of times it's not quantity but quality. Seeing acquaintances daily wouldn't be as valuable as seeing people who are excellent social supports weekly.

I wonder how important is the mere choice of being sociable is.

As an example, my wife and I moved from the North of the UK six hours away to the bottom of the country in Devon. Amiee used to visit her friends every so often but not regularly - maybe once or twice a month. But since moving, she misses, I would say, the freedom to pop out and see them.

The pandemic did more than isolate us, it stripped the choice away from us and impacted a fundamental part of what we hold dear, free will. That quintessential aspect which we define as human.

I find that I didn't mind the isolation of the pandemic as much as I missed the freedom to explore the environment early on in the pandemic.

So it would be interesting to strip away the social aspect of the pandemic, and reflect on whether the damage went deeper and struck at certain core values that we hold dear in the modern age - the choice whether or not to see others, and thus strike at the notion of free will and thus an aspect of our very selves.

Thanks for sharing this informative look at the importance of socialising.

The pandemic has affected this in a big way. I feel like the world just becomes more isolated from each other.