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I don't think it's work from home as much as it is the lack of socializing altogether. If we were able to go out and socialize outside of working from home, I'm sure many people would be faring and feeling much better than what our current situation is.

I have only been around family for the entirety of the last year, and as much as being close and connected with them is, not being able to go out to eat or do anything else does take it's toll.

I have been staying connected with friends and strangers online through things such as discord, etc. and I would have to say it has helped tremendously. Getting regular interaction with others even if it's just over audio or video goes a long way through all of this.

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We're building a social video chat for workplaces. It's got games, music, and a playful UI.

The idea is to stand in for the breakroom and the happy hour.

https://bash.video

(We're all ex-Kongregate - I was CEO).

Better than nothing I suppose but I'm afraid it's not even close to the real thing (for me)

Only works if your company somehow already had the culture of actually using the breakroom or happy hour. If you're at a workaholic workplace where everyone already ate at their desk, or left the building to avoid everyone, a product like this has a real uphill battle.

Maybe you can find a way to break into this kind of mindset / market. Kongregate had a lot of great content, this implies you have a good team. I really wish you luck, we need things like this.

I'm really excited to try this out. We try to have happy hours every few weeks but when there's 20 people in one meeting it's unwieldy.

I play a video game regularly that I don’t really like all that much (any more), but I do like the people who I play with and chat to over discord and I look forward to our sessions every Tuesday.

This. I don't understand how people constantly conflate wfh with a lockdown.

Perhaps because some people also conflate working and socializing?

> I don't think it's work from home as much as it is the lack of socializing altogether.

This. I've been trying to make people understand this part. It's not the working from home on it's own.

I really enjoy playing collaborative video games with friends. Don't Starve Together and Fortnite were great ways to connect during the pandemic.

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