{"schemaVersion":1,"publicationId":"e120-friendships-that-never-happened","publicationTitle":"The Friendships That Never Happened — E120 Research Companion","version":"e120-v4","date":"2026-10-17","perspectiveId":"critical","notice":"Fictional roundtable and dramatized scenarios with labeled real-world references. Hypothetical concepts are not product launches. Character outcomes are not evidence of efficacy. Full podcast with its English closing song, plus four companion music videos (Spanish, French, Japanese and Chinese), available on YouTube. A verified final timed transcript is not provided. The artwork is the approved episode cover.","resource":{"id":"critical-note","title":"Evidence and limitations","type":"text","orientation":"human","status":"available","body":"Real product descriptions do not establish friendship outcomes. The script treats the smoking comparison as a comparison of mortality risk, not death counts or proof that social events cure illness. The Bumble BFF reference concerns its September 2025 U.S. relaunch with groups and event tools. The discovery inventory contains 56 YouTube URLs and 12 X URLs; the separate 83-source notebook count and aggregate research hours are not verified."}}