This is downright terrifying...
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Shit is so depressing, It feels like watching new mental illnesses being conceived in real time
I can't believe it's not satire
There is a guy on there who did an interview for a TV news station about this.
If it's satire, it's a masterpiece.
It was satire I could see him not being able to hold his laugh the entire time
It's like reading ppl defend porn, one and the same human loneliness epidemic.
It seems pretty unrelated to me...
That’s certainly a take.
Blaming alternatives/escapism has always seemed like a knee-jerk reaction to me. Similar head-space as when we used to blame TV. Particularly because when I leave the house I don't see much of any room for socialization (though that's where I live, sparse plus I have issues stacked up). It'd even be a hassle to go bowling alone and it'd not be worth the price for me either.
Then again, I definitely think there's a valid argument that this is worse after people begin to consider it a relationship... because at that point they might consider too much close conversation to being unfaithful to their AI.
The whole point of reversing loneliness is to not go bowling alone. Make a couple friends and go with them. You'll find you've been missing something substantial.
It's the making friends that's challenging, and we definitely have -the internet -on smartphones -and social media to blame for it. We used to know how to talk to people, which is how you make friends.
The number of men who report "no close friends" has gone from 3% in 1990 to 15% today. That's so sad, my heart aches for these men. I started a social club for men in my city. This is my issue.
This is missing the point of what I said. It was contextual:
I'm not saying it'd be a fix (though in the long-run would likely be better than nothing) but that I don't see any organic options for me. Especially now that it's too damn hot to get there via the trail.
I don't like the idea of needing a corporation to handle it either (heard people complain about meetup), though I just don't even want to deal with more accounts either.
Pfft, hahaha xD
Hooo, okay, that was a damn good one.