# Coronavirus is going to make Americans EVEN MORE LONELY **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [March 13, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449 "2020-03-13T23:44:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/1 "2020-03-13T23:44:30Z")
Hardly anyone interacts with anyone anymore. Racially, it may be even worse. It is like segregation never ended. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/2 "2020-03-13T23:46:24Z")
Well thought out OP. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/3 "2020-03-13T23:47:23Z")
Deep, it was. Enlightening too. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/4 "2020-03-13T23:51:21Z")
They told us at work today that we were strongly encouraged to work from home, but it’s not mandatory. I’ve decided I’m going to keep coming into the office. I love solitude but I get too much of it as it is. Also, if I get sick I might have be in isolation for a long time. So I’m not eager to start self-quarantining myself before it’s even necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/5 "2020-03-14T00:14:02Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > They told us at work today that we were strongly encouraged to work from home, but it’s not mandatory. I’ve decided I’m going to keep coming into the office. Are you going to be like everyone else who works from home & work in your PJs even though you’re still going into the office? ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/6 "2020-03-14T00:42:41Z")
As usual, Pornhub has you covered. Well, has the Italians covered at any rate. > **[Pornhub Is Giving Italians Free Premium Access During Coronavirus Quarantine](https://www.pcmag.com/news/pornhub-is-giving-italians-free-premium-access-during-coronavirus-quarantine)** > > As Italy closes down non-essential businesses, Pornhub will allow Italian users to access premium content without having to put in their credit card information. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/7 "2020-03-14T00:48:59Z")
> [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](#): > > Racially, it may be even worse. It is like segregation never ended. If I didn’t know better, I’d think you enjoy stoking racial tensions. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/8 "2020-03-14T02:27:42Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Are you going to be like everyone else who works from home & work in your PJs even though you’re still going into the office? PJ’s would be a step up for me! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/9 "2020-03-14T02:35:34Z")
> [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](#): > > Hardly anyone interacts with anyone anymore. > > Racially, it may be even worse. It is like segregation never ended. I interact with an order of magnitude more people on-line than I could ever hope to speak to in meatspace over the course of a day. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/10 "2020-03-14T02:41:58Z")
> [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](#): > > Hardly anyone interacts with anyone anymore. Where are you getting this information? I’m forced to interact with far more people than I want every single day. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/11 "2020-03-14T02:44:04Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Where are you getting this information? I’m forced to interact with far more people than I want every single day. When do you find the time to obsess over race relations in America then? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/12 "2020-03-14T06:33:00Z")
Eh, my only friends are my dogs. I’m gonna ride this out okay, but the Formula One cancellations are hitting me hard. I’ve not hardly missed a race in 40 years. But I guess I’m not ‘missing’ them if they ain’t running them. C’mon, dogs. Let’s go for a Jeep ride. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/13 "2020-03-14T11:56:24Z")
BTW, how _are_ the soviets doing with their own disaster? Maybe the OP could start an AMA thread about it. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/14 "2020-03-14T12:01:27Z")
The voices in my head unanimously disagree. They’ve assured me that I’ll be fine. ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/15 "2020-03-15T06:01:51Z")
> [@Sefton](#): > > The voices in my head unanimously disagree. They’ve assured me that I’ll be fine. Always listen to your voices - they’ll cure any loneliness. Especially if/when they direct you to run naked into a sheep-filled meadow. Mine haven’t insisted. Yet. But I’m ready. ---
**Author:** ![Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/16 "2020-03-16T22:49:27Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > If I didn’t know better, I’d think you enjoy stoking racial tensions. I don’t enjoy stoking racial tensions, I am simply telling the truth. I am saying that this virus and the effects will cause a social breakdown like never seen before. ---
**Author:** ![Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/17 "2020-03-16T23:02:41Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Where are you getting this information? I’m forced to interact with far more people than I want every single day. Everyone is in their own little bubble. ---
**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/18 "2020-03-17T00:38:17Z")
Just wait until Covid-20 comes along. Then we’ll all long for the good old days with Covid-19. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/19 "2020-03-17T01:27:17Z")
> [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](#): > > Everyone is in their own little bubble. Some of us have always been in our own little bubbles, but no one noticed. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449/20 "2020-03-17T04:01:23Z")
I’ve been talking with my friends all day via text, since no one is busy doing whatever it is busy people do. I suspect social media use is on the rise (including boards like the SDMB and large forums like Reddit), which is good interaction for people who don’t have people to text with. I’m interacting with my friends (text, FB), neighbors (FB) and strangers (Reddit, and you strange people). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-is-going-to-make-americans-even-more-lonely/849449.md?page=2)