[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  EndGame Macro [@onechancefreedm](/creator/twitter/onechancefreedm) on x 39.8K followers Created: 2025-07-19 03:45:35 UTC Loneliness Was Never a Glitch. It Was the Matrix. We’re used to hearing that loneliness is a byproduct of modern life. That it’s just something that happens because of social media, long commutes, remote work, or how busy everyone is. But what if it’s deeper than that? What if loneliness isn’t just something we’ve stumbled into but something the system quietly encourages? What if being disconnected is actually built in? Think about how life is set up today. Whether you’re single, married, have roommates, or live in a house full of people, the system still pushes you to function as an individual unit. Every person becomes their own subscription, their own online identity, their own target for marketing. You could live with four people and still each have your own food delivery app, your own fitness plan, your own algorithm curating your world. It’s not just about living alone, it’s about being economically isolated, even when you’re physically surrounded. And here’s where it gets more uncomfortable: the more isolated you are, the more the market can sell you. Loneliness becomes profitable. Instead of leaning on a neighbor, you pay for a task app. Instead of relying on family, you hire help. Instead of sharing resources, you’re encouraged to buy your own version of everything. Even emotional support has become transactional, apps for therapy, platforms for dating, subscriptions for “wellness.” We’ve turned connection into a product. And the less you have it, the more you’re willing to pay. The result? A feedback loop. The more disconnected people feel, the more they seek relief in ways that deepen that very disconnection, more scrolling, more shopping, more services that simulate community but don’t actually deliver it. We call this progress. But really, we’ve just created a world where our most basic human needs like belonging, love, purpose, have been rerouted through the marketplace. Even the way we talk about relationships has changed. Friends are “followers.” Community is “content.” Intimacy is measured in likes. You don’t join a neighborhood, you join a platform. Trust is no longer something you build face to face, it’s outsourced to star ratings and verification badges. At the same time, the stuff that does create real connection like shared spaces, stable housing, extended families, third places like libraries, parks, and churches has been chipped away. Either made unaffordable, inconvenient, or quietly replaced by digital alternatives. We tell people to build community, but give them no time, space, or support to actually do it. Everything pulls us toward fragmentation. This isn’t just bad luck or cultural drift, it’s structural. We’ve built an economy that works best when people are disconnected. A connected population leans on each other. An atomized one leans on the system. And that system thrives when we’re busy, anxious, mobile, productive, and always just a little bit lonely. Maybe the real question we should be asking isn’t “How did we get so lonely?” A better question might be “If people were truly connected, grounded, and supported by each other, what would happen to all the industries built around their isolation?” And more to the point “Why would the people who profit from this setup want us to feel truly connected in the first place?” Because if strong families, trusted neighbors, and real community were the norm, if people actually had what they needed in each other, a whole section of our economy would collapse. The apps, the services, the products designed to fill the gap? They wouldn’t be necessary. And that tells you something. Loneliness isn’t just a feeling, it’s a market opportunity. And until we recognize that, we’ll keep mistaking disconnection for progress, and calling it normal.  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [remote work](/topic/remote-work) [matrix](/topic/matrix) [macro](/topic/macro) [endgame](/topic/endgame) [Post Link](https://x.com/onechancefreedm/status/1946416099144397253)
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Created: 2025-07-19 03:45:35 UTC
Loneliness Was Never a Glitch. It Was the Matrix.
We’re used to hearing that loneliness is a byproduct of modern life. That it’s just something that happens because of social media, long commutes, remote work, or how busy everyone is. But what if it’s deeper than that? What if loneliness isn’t just something we’ve stumbled into but something the system quietly encourages? What if being disconnected is actually built in?
Think about how life is set up today. Whether you’re single, married, have roommates, or live in a house full of people, the system still pushes you to function as an individual unit. Every person becomes their own subscription, their own online identity, their own target for marketing. You could live with four people and still each have your own food delivery app, your own fitness plan, your own algorithm curating your world. It’s not just about living alone, it’s about being economically isolated, even when you’re physically surrounded.
And here’s where it gets more uncomfortable: the more isolated you are, the more the market can sell you. Loneliness becomes profitable. Instead of leaning on a neighbor, you pay for a task app. Instead of relying on family, you hire help. Instead of sharing resources, you’re encouraged to buy your own version of everything. Even emotional support has become transactional, apps for therapy, platforms for dating, subscriptions for “wellness.” We’ve turned connection into a product. And the less you have it, the more you’re willing to pay.
The result? A feedback loop. The more disconnected people feel, the more they seek relief in ways that deepen that very disconnection, more scrolling, more shopping, more services that simulate community but don’t actually deliver it. We call this progress. But really, we’ve just created a world where our most basic human needs like belonging, love, purpose, have been rerouted through the marketplace.
Even the way we talk about relationships has changed. Friends are “followers.” Community is “content.” Intimacy is measured in likes. You don’t join a neighborhood, you join a platform. Trust is no longer something you build face to face, it’s outsourced to star ratings and verification badges.
At the same time, the stuff that does create real connection like shared spaces, stable housing, extended families, third places like libraries, parks, and churches has been chipped away. Either made unaffordable, inconvenient, or quietly replaced by digital alternatives. We tell people to build community, but give them no time, space, or support to actually do it. Everything pulls us toward fragmentation.
This isn’t just bad luck or cultural drift, it’s structural. We’ve built an economy that works best when people are disconnected. A connected population leans on each other. An atomized one leans on the system. And that system thrives when we’re busy, anxious, mobile, productive, and always just a little bit lonely.
Maybe the real question we should be asking isn’t “How did we get so lonely?” A better question might be “If people were truly connected, grounded, and supported by each other, what would happen to all the industries built around their isolation?” And more to the point “Why would the people who profit from this setup want us to feel truly connected in the first place?”
Because if strong families, trusted neighbors, and real community were the norm, if people actually had what they needed in each other, a whole section of our economy would collapse. The apps, the services, the products designed to fill the gap? They wouldn’t be necessary. And that tells you something.
Loneliness isn’t just a feeling, it’s a market opportunity. And until we recognize that, we’ll keep mistaking disconnection for progress, and calling it normal.
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