This is an absolutely amazing article. I have no doubts that I will think about it a lot in the coming weeks and months. (And years?)
Why Can’t We Be Friends — Real Life
Podcasts and other forms of “parasocial” media reframe friendship as monetized self-care

Alexander Gräfe
Wow, great article. This hit very close to home: “Most people participate by passively consuming the performed enjoyment of a select few.”