I hate this wording, honestly. Being alone isn’t the same as being lonely and allistic people seem to always fail to understand this. I love being alone! It’s the best way to recharge after an exhausting day. That doesn’t mean I’m lonely. An it sure as hell doesn’t mean I don’t++
want/don’t have any friends. I have plenty of friends, even more acquaintances with the potential of becoming friends. Social isolation isn’t a bad thing either. It’s the context surrounding it. If it’s wanted social isolation(the person is removing themself from others), then++
there’s nothing wrong with that. On the other hand, if the social isolation is forced on the person(other people are refusing to interact with someone who wants the interaction, typically as a form of bullying so-called “outcasts”), then that’s bad and really messed up. People++