I think the parent may be missing the trees for the forest here. I am not going to dismiss 'misery loves company' take, because there is a solid psychological b

I think the parent may be missing the trees for the forest here. I am not going to dismiss 'misery loves company' take, because there is a solid psychological basis for it. I certainly would not put it at zero. Still, I think one somewhat unspoken reason for some of those posts is to indicate something along the lines of: 'hey. i was affected. i am available for x if you need me' I am not going to give any specifics, but I know when me and my colleagues went through rounds of layoffs and this kind of informal job search helps to help one gain ground.