The lack of social interaction during quarantine has negatively affected the speaker's ability to socialize.

“I was like I'm scared to like be back in a group because I feel like I'm gonna be so antisocial and not know how to talk to people I'm the same social skills we've lost I feel like all types of skills”

Social media platforms like Twitter facilitate interactions that are divorced from whole human beings, which can lead to dehumanization and more aggressive behavior than would occur in person.

“add to that the um the fact that we're not engaging with whole human beings right that that it's entirely behind a facade”

Pokimane indicates that she struggles with prolonged periods of isolation, noting that she requires social contact to maintain her well-being.

“I need someone to tell me it's be be I just want to lose my mind it's going to be okay”

Stephanie Soo notes that she struggles to go long periods without human contact, as she finds solitude mentally taxing.

“once a month hits I'm so lonely really”

Social media interactions are often asynchronous and lack the mutual investment and shared real-time experience necessary to provide the same social nourishment as in-person interactions.

“I don't really see the Merit of it because I'll just catch up with them when I catch up with them and their kids will just be like way older but you know I don't know I'll actually really catch up with them then just see pictures of you know I don't know I I feel mixed about it because it's not a re”

Direct communication is a valuable skill that is often lacking in younger people who rely on indirect, ambiguous signaling.

“I remember when I was younger in college especially, I didn't know how to communicate how I was really feeling to people and I also didn't know if it was safe to do that. And so you use this kind of like angle to get there”

It is annoying when people responding to an invitation provide an unsolicited, detailed narration of their busy schedules.

“And instead of that person just saying yes, no, let me look at my schedule. Those are the three answers that are acceptable. They walk you through their schedule leading up to that date. And this happens a lot.”

He thinks that when individuals feel physically unwell, they should be straightforward and honest about their inability to attend events rather than providing unnecessary medical details.

“Tell me I don't feel like coming to the party. Say. Did you sleep with a cap on? Pick up the phone for me, [laughter] Ivan. Answer my phone like a man. Tell me Brother, my wife will beat me if I come. I don't feel like it, I just won't bother you.”