The entire "they're all young lonely people" is such a bizarre narrative especially when it comes from techies, reminds me of how gamers or even just computer p

The entire "they're all young lonely people" is such a bizarre narrative especially when it comes from techies, reminds me of how gamers or even just computer people in general were stereotyped as being reclusive nerds before it became cool to be in tech. They're young people with enough free time and money to play around with emerging technologies that are still a bit too fiddly and niche. It's kind of a given that such a demographic probably doesn't have to worry much about relationships. Being young, it's also a given that a lot of what they do involves sexual references even if they aren't seeking any sex in real life. After reading through the article I'm not really seeing the loneliness these other people are supposedly experiencing. It's just typical internet banter, not too unlike what people sharing a discord server might engage in. While I don't know anyone who frequents Meta's platform, I do know many VRChat regulars (personally I average ~5-6 hours a year in it, while they might be around an hour daily at least) and none of them would say they're lonely, many of them aren't in relationships, but that isn't from a lack of ability, they simply aren't at a point in life where being in a relationship matters to them.