system
A chat on 4chan
human
Why doesn't anyone talk online anymore? I know people comment in social media but it's not the same as it was before. 10 years ago I had over 40 friends on YouTube when the inbox existed, 30 friends on Zwinky that I talked to daily as well. And random friends I added on yahoo messenger that I randomly met on forums and sites. but nowadays people don't want to talk at all. Only comment on things. Even when people comment on my posts, I message them to get a conversation going yet they never answer. Before it was so much easier and people were alive and full of emotion but now, people feel like robots. 

The internet feels so cold and dry now but I feel exactly the same as I did 10 years ago.

Why? Is there any reason for this?
gpt
Empty internet theory. People are shopping on Amazon, watching Tik Tok videos, or browsing Facebook or Pinterest. Very few people actually get on the internet to have conversations with strangers. Entire articles are written by AI now. Bots and paid shills are all over Reddit, 4chan, Gab, etc. making posts and interacting with other bots and shills. We have billions of people using the internet but very few of them are using it to have actual discussions with people.
human
Maybe we should be the ones to do a first step? but oh no it could be glowie bait etc. it's fruitless really, the key factor being is trust and being able to adversity/criticism, just take a look how people react when someone makes a anti drug thread or whatever. With both parties being unable to discuss it's just random bickering.