> I'm an introvert. I don't need humans 24/7. I need them more than zero, though.

Like the other poster, I'm in my 40's. I'm an introvert as well.

What has the pandemic taught me?

I always had the attitude "I don't need anybody." Single, no kids, no friends because I told myself that. And how wrong I was. Even that occasional interaction - even passing - with a stranger on the street was something I didn't realize. So I too, despite all the b.s. I wanted to tell myself, learned I need them "more than zero" as you put it.

Having no human contact outside of work has severely hurt my attitude toward life.