it’s likely most of us here are facing social alienation, which really came to prominence with the urbanization and commodification of labor, so generations of cultural trauma. I don’t think we need to look down on people utilizing AI in constructive and therapeutic ways, we already make coping mechanisms that are often based on pleasure-seeking and/or self-abuse.
it’s likely most of us here are facing social alienation, which really came to prominence with the urbanization and commodification of labor, so generations of cultural trauma. I don’t think we need to look down on people utilizing AI in constructive and therapeutic ways, we already make coping mechanisms that are often based on pleasure-seeking and/or self-abuse.
Even removing any potential judgement on people with AI companions, it’s still sad that society has gotten to such a state.