Malls are

Idk tbh

Covid took away 2 pivotal years of this generation vro vro

malls to me were always a place to go with friends, not to meet them. but maybe i am part of the problem then lol.

ppl are too busy tryna make ends meet since cost of living has skyrocketed, also with social media and technology and basically any form of entertainment at your fingertips it was inevitable

Deadass me and some of my folks from my hometown, we're still close even though I moved right after the quarantines were lifted. Managed to find my own community in the city I moved to as well. Don't get me wrong I can handle well enough on my own, but it just makes life easier knowing you have that external support as well

I got a few friends who don’t have friends aside from me and I see em struggling to make friends n s*** sometimes

It’s def tough out here for folks

And I won’t share my friends with them either cause they wouldn’t approve of how we get down

Millennials was the last generation before tech truly became the parent of children.

It was still new during our time so we were still forced to be outside.

We get silly!

so important having a proper support system in family and friends. so many people have neither these days.

Why don’t I have friends 😭

^ b****es about politics and capitalism non stop

No im saying malls closing down, there are spots useful to hangout and even build with friendships

This why I make it a point to let all those close to me know how much I value them and how much they've helped me even though they may not know the full picture

I don’t think society is the problem I think people are
It can be argued that society created people that naturally crave kinship but unnaturally fear it but that’s what it is

We also (least imo) need to have a real honest conversation on how public school be cultivating a culture of isolation.

Coming from a private school background, public high school was a mind f***. Niggas having anxiety to read a simple essay in front of a classroom was new to me

Some simple reasons:

S*** expensive so meet ups and hanging out starts to get annoying.
Pandemic made a lot of people realize just how f***in stupid and/or racist their friends are.
People be growing up and growing apart.

I say this from a wholly secular standpoint, but churches are a big one.

New study finds 98% of women have a best friend, vs only 85% of men

psychnewsdaily.com/women-are-more-likely-than-men-to-say-they-have-a-best-friend

interesting

The circumstances around society definitely do.

I wish churches didn’t come with so much baggage
Like just let me believe what I believe I just want community 😭

Not suprising at all lol.

having a best friend kinda fruity

Churches highkey a part of the problem

(IF IT DONT APPLY LET IT FLY)

You wanna race?

This is a very important factor in the whole issue