how do we even make friends anymore

i fear our generation is doomed. nobody is original anymore. i want friends to relate to, but everyone is either having their brains fried by tiktok and insta, or they're hi*h. i don't want our latest convo to be about nishiyama daddy. i want to forget i even saw that guy. it's just sad. everyone is on their phones. everything we consume is on this stupid device. nobody knows how to spell anymore. some of my classmates are on a "3rd grade reading level." how are you genuinely struggling to read a 7th grade rated book. they have no disabilities. whoever is currently in highschool and going on, is actually cooked. no, not just cooked. burnt. i want to discuss our favorite book characters, or climb trees and do unserious karaoke nights. i want to have girl sleepovers that don't involve talking about sneaky links. i wish not to get called "huzz" by all my boy friends. i kind of fw rizz though we can keep that around, but seriously. i had to unlearn being chronically online and transition into an actual human being because i realized my teenage life is quite literally almost over. godspeed to gen-z or whatever we are called by adults.

edit: it is that damn phone. i promise you it is. take 3 hrs a day off of it and enjoy the grass guys. we can do this.

edit 2: i do not think everyone is completely hopeless btw. when i say "our generation," I am speaking in a broad generalization. those with genuine relationships, props to you. this is for those who are going down the hole and struggling to come back out.