A new type of online influencer just dropped, or so we're told, loneliness influencers.
These young women don't brag about their vacations or their possessions.
They've gained big followings just from posting videos about being alone.
Being a content creator is so fucking lonely.
Are you lonely?
I'm lonely sometimes.
Not quite like that, no.
These videos are often much quieter and they're captioned with things like POV.
You're a single and child-free girl that has no friends and lives alone and it's a Saturday night.
POV, you live alone in NYC and have no friends, so this is how you spend your night after work.
They say they aren't unhappy.
It's been two years since I last had a friend or any romantic feelings for anyone and I've never been happier.
Hmm, coming up on Today Explained, we're gonna ask her some questions.
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