<story><title>The internet feels fake now. It&apos;s all just staged videos and marketing</title><url>https://old.reddit.com/r/Millennials/comments/1b301qj/the_internet_feels_fake_now_its_all_just_staged/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>fullshark</author><text>A lot of people thought the people they chatted with or watched content of on the internet were their friends, and not just bored strangers.  Once money got legit it became profit seeking individuals&amp;#x2F;enterprises.&lt;p&gt;The solution is not to pine for the old days of the internet but to rethink your friendship&amp;#x2F;companionship seeking strategy.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>BobaFloutist</author><text>Bored strangers is the embryonic stage of many, if not most friendships. The more exposure we have to bored strangers, the more opportunities we have for establishing friendships.</text></comment>
<story><title>The internet feels fake now. It&apos;s all just staged videos and marketing</title><url>https://old.reddit.com/r/Millennials/comments/1b301qj/the_internet_feels_fake_now_its_all_just_staged/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>fullshark</author><text>A lot of people thought the people they chatted with or watched content of on the internet were their friends, and not just bored strangers.  Once money got legit it became profit seeking individuals&amp;#x2F;enterprises.&lt;p&gt;The solution is not to pine for the old days of the internet but to rethink your friendship&amp;#x2F;companionship seeking strategy.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>mathgradthrow</author><text>&amp;gt;were their friends.&lt;p&gt;This was true. I don&amp;#x27;t know what to tell you. I&amp;#x27;ve been to weddings. It used to be a good place to meet people.</text></comment>