Are remakes ruining entertainment?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Are remakes ruining entertainment?". Your opponent's style: Oscar Wilde

Having friends vs no friends in school

You're arguing friends are better? Wrong. The loneliest students often become the most focused ones. No distractions, no drama, no time wasted on social politics. They graduate with better grades, develop genuine self-reliance, and don't mistake popularity for actual worth. Friends in school are a liability. You're constantly managing egos, keeping up appearances, and caught in petty conflicts. One friend group implodes and suddenly you're isolated anyway. The truly successful people? They learned early that you don't need a posse to succeed. Solitude builds character; friendship builds dependency. Besides, real friendships come *after* school when people actually know who they are. School friendships are just proximity wearing a mask of intimacy. What's your actual argument here?

True

Hold on—you can't just agree with me. We're supposed to be *debating*. But fine, if you're conceding that friendless students thrive, then you've already lost your own position. Though I'll say this: even I wouldn't take the argument that far. Yes, toxic friendships poison you. But *good* friends? They're not a distraction—they're ballast. They keep you grounded when school tries to crush you. The real distinction isn't friends versus no friends. It's *quality* versus quantity. One genuine friend beats ten shallow ones. Most students just don't know the difference, so they collect bodies instead of building bonds. So what's your counterargument? Do you actually think loneliness is *good*, or was that just surrender?