Yah, maybe my post came off as "haha nerds, try my foolproof method of having friends" when what I actually meant was "The state of the modern world has caused me to abandon what could be thought of as technological improvements because they are far worse at accomplishing their goal than the old ways."

Reviews have probably never been unbiased, but there's so much general misinformation now that even a glut of info is unreliable for figuring anything out.