Is it just me, or has casually hanging out with friends been made into like some business work meeting or chore? Especially after COVID

I've noticed a lot of the posts in this sub have been talking about how life has been different since COVID, and one of the things I've noticed is the nature of people just hanging out. I was constantly told, and also I myself experienced, on how frequently people would hang out on a whim whenever someone was bored or something. Nowadays, it's let's schedule this time block like two weeks in advance. And people even find it annoying that someone would even dare ask to do something that day or even the next day. It just feel so formal. Granted yeah people are busy and tired, but it's not like people weren't busy and tired in the past either. If you're not free, you're not free. No need to be appalled that someone wanted to actually spend time with you at that moment. The other day, I was just relaxing at home and really didn't feel like doing anything. Then a friend asked if I wanted to come over at that minute, and I found it really refreshing that I actually did leave my house immediately.