I’m reading all these comments in the “Lemmy Be Wholesome” community and just yikes.

I can see it from both perspectives.

Sometimes, I can’t handle a random person like a coworker emotional-dump on me. I’ll give shallow level sympathy. We don’t have a relationship where we both trust each other to give advice or support in a successful way. So yeah, you’re going to get a “Bro that’s rough man.”

If I really like the person, I’m there for them, above and beyond. The tradeoff has to be mutual. They got my back, and I have theirs. Its my wife. It’s my therapist. It’s my best buddy from high school. It’s my team from work. It’s the coffee shop people I see every other day.

Lots of work and trust built before I can open up.

That’s what I’m wondering here. You people okay? You people out there building real connections?