The friendship app Replika was created to give users a virtual chatbot to socialize with. But how it’s now being used has taken a darker turn.

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    3 years ago

    This is different because in most shooter games you’re shooting nameless faceless bots that could easily be replaced with literal robots, zombies, moving punching bags, or anything else because at it’s core its a point and click game. This is worse because it creates a character with a name, a face, emotions and who talks. These people are being sadistic to something because it appears to behave like a normal person would by the things they do.

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      3 years ago

      Preventing attacks on World Trade Center by blocking flight simulators is not practical. Let’s protect people. And let’s offer free therapy for those in need.

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        3 years ago

        I’m not saying we should ban the apps I’m just saying these people are already messed up and it’s definitely worse than people playing an FPS.