I agree. Who came up with that term anyhow? We can be social all we want. Just maintain a physical distance. Coronaviruses can't be transmitted via the internet or telephone.

Absolutely, completely, totallt agree with you at all.

<em>So glad to see ya here! Hope all's good with you. Stay safe please.</em>

No idea... but will probably become The Word of the Year for 2019. Oh well.

Anyhow, you are right. We can still be as social as ever on the phone and online- so let's do it, people!

I guess "social distancing" might just be a synthesis of a longer expression like "keeping a (safe) distance in social activities". For example forcing restaurants to cut down on the number of tables.