There's quite a bit of hyperbole in the article, but that part reads like a marketer's dream. Imagine that: The idea that all you need to do to solve your socia

There's quite a bit of hyperbole in the article, but that part reads like a marketer's dream. Imagine that: The idea that all you need to do to solve your social cohesion problems is to buy something. How incredible would such a proposition be! We all know very well that buying something isn't the difference between why our peers will or won't engage with us. However devaluing others into superficial strawman is an accessible coping mechanism for social rejection. When children say something like this, it's because they're not aware they're being bullied and buying the <thing> isn't going to fix it. When an adult says it, it's a bit more concerning - it shows that they perhaps have certain unaddressed social anxieties, or are avoiding dealing with their antisocial behaviours that are leading to their social rejection.