What do you guys think about always staying home?

I’ve noticed folks in my age group always mentioning how they’d prefer to stay home and watch Netflix or literally anything but going out and doing something else. It’s often “I don’t like people” or “I’m old and I prefer to be in bed early” or “I just wanna stay in my sweats.” Men and women in my life don’t seem to have any interest in leaving their homes and doing much of anything besides rotting on the couch.

I’m an introvert, so I get socializing 24/7 is exhausting. I’d never want to do that. But to get a group of people together to get dressed up, have a nice dinner, see a show or go to a bar or something just seems like it’s too much effort. Even college friends of mine and I can’t do a potluck Christmas anymore because making something ourselves is apparently too much effort, so we get yet another pizza.

It’s silly, I know. I guess I just miss things feeling like a special occasion, like there was something exciting to look forward to beyond sweats and pizza. I’m ready for a dazzling dinner party but at this rate I know my friends will prefer a take out pajama party lol.

Anyway, what’s your take guys? Do we not do special occasions anymore? Has the magic disappeared?

EDIT: I just want to thank everyone for their thoughts! It certainly seems like there are a lot of factors at play, whether it’s a new phase of life, Covid consequences, screens replacing our social interactions, life demands, or a culture of loneliness.

There’s a lot to consider. It’s just a shift I’ve noticed where it’s almost a meme to want to never leave the house, and I was curious what others had observed. The culture of loneliness is certainly interesting to consider given all of the other outside factors that seem to affect us.