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While it's a problem, the scope it limited. Lack of sincerity from corporations should be expected at this point. They don't care about consumers, they care about popularity and profit. Yes, even your favorite media company.
Individuals are still very sincere, in my experience. I have a co-worker-turned-friend who is a massive train nerd. He's an assistant conductor for a steam locomotive in his spare time, 3D-prints train models as a hobby, and
loves talking about trains. I enjoy listening to his spiels because he knows so much about even the most obscure train-types.
As for online spaces, it's definitely gotten much worse and has spread farther. Pretty much everything has gone the way of YouTube: started off small and sincere, then attracted droves of people who then attracted corporations who then monetized everything while money-grubbing content creators spat out
Raid: Shadow Legends ads like good little bots so they could avoid getting a real job. If I sound bitter, it's because I am. I couldn't give less of a smelly fuck about guys like Mr. Beast or Markiplier but because kids love them and there are
so many goddamn kids online I've had to watch something I once loved turn into a capitalist hellscape.
So yeah. TL;DR sincerity isn't profitable. Don't expect it in spaces where profit is the goal.
Exactly my thoughts. Whenever the subject gets serious they throw a meme or something funny and ruin the whole moment for me. It's not that I don't enjoy those moments, but the separation between a serious and a more laid-back conversation should be more clear.
