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This viral portrayal sparked a cascade of commentary, largely centered on its perceived superficiality and detachment from genuine holiday spirit. A Twitter user named “scorched Earth policy” elaborated on this critique, suggesting that millennial social circles are characterized by a kind of “flaccid, asexual emptiness”—a consequence of platonic friendships that lack depth and are often formed in lower or middle-class environments. According to this view, the men in these groups are either bored, overly compliant, or secretly harbor unspoken romantic or sexual feelings, often suppressed by social expectations.