Talking to people is exactly what they're doing but the talking happens through intermediaries who spy on every interaction because they want to increase advert

Talking to people is exactly what they're doing but the talking happens through intermediaries who spy on every interaction because they want to increase advertising revenue. The truth is that the advertising model is corrosive because it treats people like products to be bought and sold for profit. The cognitive framework imposed by social media companies is one of the main drivers of social decay and the general lack of hope about the future. I've talked to veterans at bars and the stories they tell about how they worked and lived is entirely alien to anyone who grew up with the internet and smartphones. These people worked the same jobs for 30+ years and are now retired with pensions or disability benefits. The kind of stability that was afforded to the older generations is no longer available to anyone. No one will ever work at a single job for 30+ years and then retire with full benefits. Whatever economic and social circumstances made that possible are long gone.