• fenrasulfr@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    As much as people act like they don’t need contact with other humans, it has been shown to be absolutely necessary for mental health and brain health.

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      6 days ago

      Yeah, but you can get that outside of an office with people you actually enjoy being with.

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        4 days ago

        That is not what I am saying, what I am referencing is her saying you can go days without human contact. Implying she doesn’t hangout with anyone.

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      Speak for yourself. It highly depends on what people you are talking to and the quality of those relationships. IDGAF about anybody at work and could go my entire life without speaking to them again.

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        I thought the same but over the years my perspective has changed. It’s not actually healthy to think like that about people you spend a third of your time with

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          I’m civil at work but once I leave the job odds are I will never speak to those people again. Coworkers are not friends, for the most part. There’s maybe a handful of people from previous jobs that I still talk to.

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      Exactly, which is why I appreciate wfh so much, because the reduced commute time means I’ve had more time to establish a healthy long term social life which will last beyond my current contract. I also appreciate the extra time I get to spend with my loved ones, which, as you rightly point out, is very important for mental health. Mandatory return to office ruins all of this, and taking into consideration what you said, should really be considered a threat to public health and wellbeing.

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        4 days ago

        I do agree with you that work from home is nice. I am not commenting on that what I am commenting on is that according to her the best bit is total social isolation. Because the way she wrote the tweet implies she stays at home alone with no contact to the outside world.