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> I hope we will spend more people talking to each other in real life, which actually makes me happy that dead internet is happening.

This is certainly true for the majority of people but will be very bad for people who don't fit in with their surroundings. It will hurt communities like LGBTQ+ quite a lot to not be able to talk to other like-minded/open real people.

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They will have to find each other offline and come together in healthier ways. The world has changed a lot in the past couple decades. They'll be fine.

What about people with social anxiety? Speech disabilities? People who can't physically go out to an online meet?

It's not just about acceptance, it's also about the comfort and safety of online communication.

There is only one way in which those of use that suffer from social anxiety may work through it. Face the fear.

I've had social anxiety my entire life. You need to push yourself to get past it. There is simply no other healthy way to deal with it.

Where? Quite a few towns and smaller cities don't have any LGBTQ+ friendly places to meet, some are even actively hostile.

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