I&#x27;ve always found a strange dichotomy in this.  On the one hand, we&#x27;re supposed be these extremely socially-driven creatures.<p>Yet on the other hand, it seems like we very easily gravitate towards isolation.  The gravitation towards on-demand media and &#x27;looking at the screen&#x27; has to be appealing, more appealing en-masse than socializing, otherwise why would we collectively gravitate towards it as a large group?<p>I think what I&#x27;m saying is that I think people gravitating towards TV and solitary activities is the symptom, not the cause.  The real question is - what&#x27;s making people more anxious about being social? Is this really a rise in social anxiety, causing a rise in people being isolated?