In my country, Australia, there were six long lockdowns. Not being able to socialise regularly over that chunk of a few years could have affected people.
I am Gen Y and in my early-mid 30s now. I was actually homeschooled my entire life. I felt that being homeschooled really affected my ability to socialise. I was learning basic social skills into my mid 20s, which was fairly embarrassing for me.
Much better than before, remote school was an absolute shitshow for my mental health. I hope that whatever made it so bad won’t happen for remote work, because it’s common in my profession and I would like to try it out.
Remote work is a lot different than remote school, if they leave you alone as long as the work is done satisfactorily. That’s more likely to happen as a contractor than a direct employee, depending on location and employer, obviously.