if there's anything this place taught me is that no one cares unless you're a celeb on here

call me what you want but i operate on what i have as evidence

and i think telling people "you're not alone" is a lie - else they wouldn't be left on their own with no one checking up on them or being able to vent without being considered annoying or a burden, would they?

@m000gletje i dont think it's that people don't care, it's rather more capacity allocation

for myself: i dont have the capacity to try to emotionally support everyone on my timeline (hell, i dont even have the spoons to reply to everyone on some of my posts)

they'll allocate emotional resources to people they care about, and if you're fedi famous there'll be more people who give a shit about you, and you'll be in people's timelines more

and about the last point: honestly, to a degree, yeah you're right for some people.
but not everyone who feels alone is alone.
if you were alone a huge part of your life, or just got used to it, it's hard to realize you aren't.

you can have people checking up on you, be able to vent and be met with nothing but understanding and care, and yet still feel alone and like a burden. doesn't mean you are.