Oversharing online and paradoxical loneliness

There is loneliness pandemic and you can see it everywhere. 

We know that many content creators these days wanna share their opinions on their interests because they don't have many friends to do this with (Which is really valid). Also, many people are relying on fandoms or IPs to make acquaintances, since we are growing more reticent of connecting to other people in real life over common experiences (we are too imperfect to talk about those things and we could get exposed online). But these kinds of connections are shallow and they don't build a close support network and leave us dissatisfied.

The people my age that I've meet in the first world lack a lot of social skills and they are weird about regular things, like hugging friends to say goodbye or just saying compliments.

However, my observation is: The more distant they get offline, the more they overshare online. 

Why are we running to strangers for personal advice instead of our families/friends? Why are we posting our intimate issues on social media? Do we want fame? Do we really think that many strangers care about us? Are we scared of actually knowing the people around us? Are we craving that acceptance so bad? 

We can ignore the people around us so much, we can neglect connections so much and then complain that we are lonely. Are our expectations on connection or other people too high now? Maybe we have become more comfy scrutinising others online and that has permeated to our daily existence and we are more ready to discard people instead of giving them a chance, which also affects how we get treated in return. 

What do you think?

PS: I got a message from a fake insta account the other day and the AI said like: "For me, love is about mutual respect..." and blablablah. I miss when bait was sexual, cause' this sentimental bait just shows how much we need emocional intimacy and relational stability in 2024.