The human is a social animal.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016503271831694X (Feb 2019 - shortly before Covid, so it’s not something that was conjured up just to show the negative effects of all this social distancing BS) Babies that get fed, washed, medically cared for etc. but lack physical touch tend to die more often and there are numerous cases or situations that demonstrate this: such as orphanages.
It’s not something you can fix with telemedicine or pills.
It’s something that is hardwired into us.
Why do you think folks that spend a lot of time in solitary confinement end up nuts? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitary_confinement (look at effects - wiki lists a lot of various studies and data collection)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit_of_despair (tests in the 1950s - today not PC and would not be allowed).
As much as we want to pretend we are loners, independent and tough... we need other people. Not just for their work/effort, but for the relationship/companionship. Completely alone, even if free, it will screw with your mind eventually.
Thank you for the links. Very interesting.