Anyone else living alone in LA experiencing more loneliness than usual lately?

I felt it a little bit when I first moved here in 2018, but nothing too out of the ordinary. Still had a good time living. Then Covid really ratcheted up the loneliness factor. The fires last week felt like a crushing blow. Anyone else experiencing this?

Edit: thanks so much for all of the comments. A lot of good suggestions in here for those of us feeling this way. Sounds like a good amount of people are feeling similar, and a lot are not feeling any loneliness. Well gooood for you.

The next morning after I posted this, the dog gods smiled upon me. My neighbor asked me if I wanted one of the two puppies they found abandoned in a trash can a month ago. I have a dog now, maybe that will change things. I think it already has.