I absolutely agree with you. This social behavior existed before covid. And as you said, the disease only exacerbated it. Unfortunately, young people, what is social life? They don't know. They don't know how to contact people.. They think they share the conversation on the phone. Working remotely, in my opinion, is an application that disrupts the balance of society. I worked remotely during the pandemic. And I forgot to speak. I was unable to establish a dialogue.
I agree with your findings.
Some people I work with who have been remote and barely been in the office since, are starting to recognize the cost to them. They aren't better off because of the convenience, they are suffering because of it. Convenient doesn't mean healthy.