Why Americans Have No Friends

[@Middleground_Opinion]

80 hour work weeks. Divorce rates out of control. No job security. No disposable income. Hard to find people with hobbies. Drama is rampant. No one has a place of their own.

[@JohnDoe-ef3wo]

you nailed it. there's no way to even maneuver your way around it all, your boxed in from every angle.

[@Middleground_Opinion]

@ and even if YOU manage to avoid this stuff. What are the odds someone else that could be a friend ALSO avoided all this?

[@rm847]

Don't trust anyone, that includes family, 95% of all interactions is someone wanting something from you-favors, your energy, time, attention, resources. You’re treated and seen as a provider, a utility, someone to drain when it’s convenient. They are cold, calculated and sneaky. Most people are not social, the majority 50-65% stay at home, there is a good reason for that.

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

this made such a good video to do, I was always aware of what she was doing, it just finally hit the fan

[@terrorbilly1]

Every day I'm thankful to God who gave me strength and courage to cut ties with my toxic family. Haven't heard from them in 8 years and couldn't be happier.

[@Denariusjay]

When my mom passed I will be doing the same. My family is JWs and are toxic af​@@terrorbilly1

[@ulyssespage8250]

It's true..

[@anthonytokar3961]

From my observation, this is correct.

[@alexandrabellerose3550]

1. social life costs money 2. Depressed/tired from forced capitalism routine 3. No trust in people / not fitting in because mental health 4. Introversion/misantrophy That pretty much covers it, I have 1 person I can call long term friend - no online friends no more, once that friend is gone unlikely I go make new ones

[@mchapman9440]

The older you get the more lonelier it will be. Everyone I ever met has went on and married or died 😞

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

my senior level psychology class we learned, that the older you get the less people there are

[@111.1_The_Akaskic_Records_Show]

I used to have friends until I started to work from home and moved out of the city. :( Friendless for half a decade almost now!

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

25 x-mas alone

[@UnexpectedAmy]

Spitting truth as ever! Finally got my life sorted, getting paid less than ever doing my dream job. I have everything that I could want aside friends. I have so much ambition for the future, but without people to share it with, what's the point! Love how confident you've become in your delivery ❤

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

oh my god, i thought something happened to you we need to chat soon via video chat come find me❤️

[@dynamo3059]

id rather be alone than have ppl i dont wanna talk to eating up my time id go full remote hermit mode if they let me

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

I was full-time remote for a long time, then suddenly they are like we need you in the office? me? for what?

[@dynamo3059]

@MillennialSteam-h3s control. they cant walk up on u if u arent there

[@stormseasonsimcoe5570]

18:45 - The gym isn't a great place to approach anyone you find attractive. Some women are saying they don't want to be approached in public. We have both women and men saying that they rather focus on their workout and they don't want to spend time talking to people at the gym.

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

don't talk to anyone

[@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717]

@@MillennialSteam-h3s Put on a straitjacket, triple lock it, stay in a padlocked closet and wear earplugs.

[@Dzhelkin_Elk]

Many times I decide to hang out with someone who asks, I end up regretting it, and then any time I feel the slightest bit lonely I remind myself it's better to be alone than around anyone who doesn't value or respect your time.

[@JamesonLemonade]

I was basically here too. My best friend was a workaholic who despite living down the street, I never saw. My friend group dwindled and the most successful people got married, had kids and moved away. -My solution was moving to Lisbon, Portugal where just going to meetups for 2 weeks...I now have a solid world class group of 15+ friends from different countries I see often, we have picnics together and it's CHEAP living here and my rent is going down! $600/m for a room with age 35 guys, very clean, quiet place on a main subway line to get downtown in 10m for $2 or $5 taxi anywhere or $45/m infinite transit pass including bus, train, boat, subway or $30/YEAR electric bike pass. City size of Portland, OR by population, but walkable and beautiful and almost always sunny.

[@dustygearhead]

Damn. That sounds incredible

[@JamesonLemonade]

@@dustygearhead It is and anyone can do it. Portugal right now is perhaps too popular for this though and coming here for me was delayed 6 months beyond what even a lawyer told me and currently, it's taking 3+ months for residency renewals - so the government is very slow, but it's really the only tradeoff.

[@JaykensolutionsNet]

Thank you.

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

You're welcome!

[@ennuiblue4295]

a lot of people are sick of making great content, and YT can take their money at any time. seen it too many times

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

I saw "darkness prevails" get demonetized for repeat content and he freaked out on the channel when its your only source of income, and it goes away? I even started the downward spiral to become homeless in August when my channel got taken away I cannot live off one income

[@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717]

@@MillennialSteam-h3s If they take your money/refuse to pay you, there's not much you can do. Most lawyers won't take your case on contingency and if you can't pay a $500 retainer and continue making payments, your case goes away. Meanwhile, The Tube can keep the case going for a couple of years.

[@richardouvrier3078]

MillennialSteam, I’m your friend. You are psychologically strong.

[@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717]

I'm your friend, Richard. Can I borrow $5? I'm good for it...I'll pay you back next week.

[@genx7006]

MS, I checked out the channel this particular video is based upon...and there's this woman talking about how she's a "certified life coach". How can you be a life coach, be unemployed, and your life is falling apart? 😒

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

poor people voting republican? I know a lady who works at Kroger's who is a life coach will living in discount housing and collecting food stamps guess its easy to coach from the bottom?

[@ulyssespage8250]

What is her name, want to visit her channel...

[@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717]

@@MillennialSteam-h3s I always enjoy hearing the totally broke pretend they are in league with the "self-made" business elite.

[@monoinsomniac]

Ever notice how “surround yourself with winners” mindset is being heavily pushed? “Winners” actually means rich and famous fyi. I say that heavily contributes to the loneliness.

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

they should self help groups for people who are poor I think poverty is choice, if I had a penny for every person I have heard say this, I would be rich🤣

[@Bob-b7x6v]

Human de-volution. We're losing our social skills and graces.

[@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717]

We are DEVO. Whip it good!

[@macflyguy5166]

Information overload, we're all preparing something big will reveal itself

[@shiptj01]

I just asked someone to play pool tonight. I even offered to pay the cover charge, but this person already had plans...

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

there is always somewhere else they have to be or schedule you between 2-5 on Tuesday?

[@shiptj01]

@MillennialSteam-h3s Thanks, homes.

[@terrorbilly1]

He or she?

[@shiptj01]

@@terrorbilly1 She.

[@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717]

Get a bewb lift and a BBL...he might change his mind.

[@Bob-b7x6v]

I'm still glad I have my friends.

[@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717]

Their names are Spike and Rex. I feed them twice daily.

[@wolfiewolf1794]

It could be a number of things that I know that I personally leave my computer on playing KZbin videos cause it stops my game from signing off and it stops my computer from sleeping so I will have like random videos playing because I put automatic playlist on KZbin

[@mustaphakamara2806]

Life is repetitive unless you are doing a crazy dangerous job and even that can get repetitive no matter the randomness of the job🤷🏾‍♂️

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

or your job is extremely stressful but the pay is not worth it

[@littlesnake7318]

My best friend is my pet snake. He's indifferent and thinks im a warm tree to slither on but that indifference is comforting. Also unlike humans he lets you know when hes going to strike. Freinds have become snakes and snakes have become freinds.

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

@@littlesnake7318 as long as it’s not a trouser snake

[@littlesnake7318]

@MillennialSteam-h3s or one-eyed snake. I don't have a trouser snake so it's not an issue.

[@FranklinNomad]

Nobody has real friends anymore

[@ulyssespage8250]

I noticed that too.

[@legoguyver7459]

CNN, really?

[@mortytheone]

ITS NEVER enough Steam!

[@ulyssespage8250]

Who is this in influencer, and what is her name ?

[@dead_inside674]

I can't tolerate big phoney channels

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

it is strange how so many people gather on the top sites, while watching the same basic themes on repeat?

[@clarky417]

my channel went from 460 subs to 860 subs in the last 3 days. i dont know how this happens. i think this platform is 99% luck.

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

all my stats are up by 20% too not sure but I have noticed a lot more variety in the feed, not just big channels being pushed anymore

[@worldsyoursent.1635]

Yup I block really big channels they’re over rated

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

I was watching some very amateur fitness videos last night, that were pretending to be fitness channels with 500K subs BUT 3k views?

[@corniliusrupert5917]

I miss the stalker gym girl.

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

gym girl seemed to get really upset, when I told school teacher that she was following me around. that is the moment when she decided that I was never going to talk to her 9 months of exchanging strange glances and her many attempts to talk to me but at the last minute going in the opposite direction I miss her too some days, the gym is fairly boring these days just got back from afternoon cardio

[@Bob-b7x6v]

Survivor's remorse for real at your job.

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

its really sad to be the last one standing

[@FleeceCorp]

Everything is about a push and a pull quote MS..

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

its always about the push❤️

[@phoneticau]

All AI or deep fakes

[@ulyssespage8250]

Why not post reality, you get views, will it work or not ?