I often worry that this world has a dangerous amount of imbalance when it come to social interactions. Social media, among other things, have a tendency to become addictive with out much benefit... at least in my experience.
I turned to animal crossing because I felt like my attention span was dwindling. I also felt unhappy and stressed most of the time.
I'm not going to say that this game is a miracle cure that will cure depression and fix all of your problems, but I have played this game for an hour a day for 10 days. I might not play it forever but this has been the best week I have had in a while.
I have been able to start reading, well..., listening to books. I have starting going on runs in the morning. When the villagers get together to have a ceremony... Even though its just a game I still feel happy. I wouldn't recommend leaning on this game to replace real-life friendships. I would say that if you cut social media out of your life and replace it with Animal Crossing New Horizons, you will be happier.
Now more than ever,
I recommend that everyone should play Animal Crossing.