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How Pandemic Fatigue Made Us Antisocial
COVID-19 took a toll on our relationships. Understanding why might help us come back together.
Zoom fatigue has many of us preferring time alone. (Clesmoon/Shutterstock)
On a Thursday morning in mid-February, writer Donna Ashworth woke up in lockdown in Scotland, and something felt different. “You could feel the collective quiet,” she said.
At night, her neighborhood no longer came to life with raucous cheers and clapping for health care workers. Her phone was no longer buzzing with messages from group chats, friends checking in, or invitations to virtual game nights. When someone did reach out, Ashworth felt guilty about how long it took her to reply.