A guy walks through a mall asking how all of the businesses are making money. He believes it's all fake.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9vgM4Ct8Pd/
I found the original video
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFS3Y2q5/
The thing that catches my thoughts is how much of the world is fake. Like this mall exists, but no one knows how it makes money. There shouldn't be a way for it to work out. We have a dead Internet theory, but what if much of reality is just like that, and the internet is where it's easiest to spot?
Most malls work on the same principle as theme parks, you have something in the middle to lure people in ( in theme parks it's the main attraction, malls it's the food court then the more foot trafficked stores like toys and certain clothing) while having stores line the way attempting to drain the visitors of cash going from main attraction to exit.
Thanks to wide adoption of delivery services and cost of living increasing, malls are an outdated business model so most if them are empty shells nowadays.
Most of the URBEX (urban exploration) videos I watch are of abandoned malls.
It used to be the big stores, but those are going under. My favorite mall of all time was the Metro mall in Phoenix AZ. It had tons of awesome shops, and even a skateboard rink. Outside was Toys R Us and Castles and Coasters. Now only Castles and Coasters remains.