Remember the reddit cares implementation and how quickly it became a badge of honor if someone got so butthurt by something you said they reported you for self harm.
Then they started banning people who abused it for what it wasn't intended for. And like all fun things on reddit that to is gone.
Same, my one remaining friend irl went hardcore maga and I tried remaining in contact but he just stopped answering. Best friends since 3rd grade. Best man at my wedding. Miss the person he was and the times we had but not what he became. So now it's just my wife and daughter. No male social circle at all