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Virtual Parties Didn’t Help With Loneliness, Says Study

Virtual Parties Didn’t Help With Loneliness, Says Study
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12/9/2023|Updated: 12/9/2023
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For many, the thought of Zoom quizzes, dancing alone in the kitchen during online parties or sharing birthday dinners with relatives via a screen sends a shiver of PTSD down their spine.

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the world shut down and social souls missing their mates were forced to go cyber to find fun and connection, an entirely new generation of entertainment was born.

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