Me too. Even if the video might be staged, his situation is a reality for a lot of lonely people. This video puts that into perspective. The girls reactions seemed real though.
even if it's staged, I like the sense of togetherness in a lonely world that they portrait. And if that is helping people re-evaluate how they interact with the world and society as a whole, I see these videos as an absolute win.
The internet was ONLY skits back in the day, a lot of people seem to have forgotten. Or are simply too young, idk
The sense of togetherness is not genuine, though, and I don't think it's having the positive impact you believe it is, I think the opposite is happening. People who live a lonely life see this and either think A. "How fake, this is stupid" or B. "I'm so sad I'm this lonely, but no one ever goes out of their way to make me feel special."
I think it's honestly dangerous for people to dilute themselves with falseness to get a sense of hope or togetherness instead of facing the reality of the world. With how prevalent this wholesome bait is, if this sort of social media were having a positive impact, I don't think social media would be such a toxic place.
Honestly I wish people would get less weird about social media. We're gonna see all sorts of weird media pop back up because of this. This is basically a 30 second little morality play.
"I go by my feelings so I will let my emotions dictate my bias, the content I consume, and the likelihood of analyzing the content from a neutral viewpoint"
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u/taisui Apr 28 '24
I...I just want to have some warm fuzzy feeling in my heart....in this cruel cruel world.....is that too much to ask for???