It absolutely does work but it’s too vague. A person in this position really needs to go outside and talk to people but doesn’t where to start.
So, join a running club, or go to pub trivia, take an in person class, or volunteer. Pick literally anything you can show up once a week and there will be people doing stuff. It will change your life.
It's ridiculous that anno domini 2025 when someone says "I have issues making social connections" the default assumption is still that the person literally hasn't put any effort. It's literally the extension of "noooo there are no bigger social changes going on, the only reason why you can't get a date is because you don't shower, I'm absolutely sure of it, stop showing me statistics that loneliness is a growing problem across the whole society I will deny that and accuse of bad hygiene or being creepy, it's your personal failure, you need to understand this".
So, join a running club, or go to pub trivia, take an in person class, or volunteer. Pick literally anything you can show up once a week and there will be people doing stuff. It will change your life.