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Hortensis

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53. Lol. Otoh, how about a nice replica friend to chat and travel with?

Sat Jan 22, 2022, 09:36 AM

Jan 2022

Maybe when/if we're too decrepit to get around much but our minds are still ranging? It could be a nice expansion on just talking to ourselves, if it were to come to that. These things have amazing ranges of possibilities and are just getting started.

As it is now, I always have my husband to grunt at me to simulate paying attention. I haven't traded him in yet, but his interest in garden design and for touring the world's great rivers and civilizations could be improved on.

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Men Are Creating AI Girlfriends and Then Verbally Abusing Them [View all] Nevilledog Jan 2022 OP

Something damaged those people as children. Lack of empathy, not raised properly Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2022 #1

And over time it often escalates PatSeg Jan 2022 #10

Trolls and other abusive people love having no consequences for their actions SunImp Jan 2022 #29

Though some people genuinely need help PatSeg Jan 2022 #40

Well, when sociopaths in real life are glorified and and their actions aren't censured haele Jan 2022 #14

Yes, used to be more of a lid on them. But they are not exclusively young. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2022 #32

K&R for truth. Your post's title describes TFG and most of the GOP... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2022 #52

Yeah, a misogynist society damaged them iemanja Jan 2022 #34

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Stuff of nightmares. MontanaMama Jan 2022 #3

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Now we know why the machines will exterminate us when they take over. n/t Whiskeytide Jan 2022 #4

Creating the next generation of incels. Earth-shine Jan 2022 #5

Or arsenals of guns to compensate for small genitalia and minds ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2022 #19

I was thinking they'll become future bullies FakeNoose Jan 2022 #20

Well, it certainly does not improve their chances of getting a real world gf milestogo Jan 2022 #6

So much fuckin pain in this world. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #7

And isolation. Caliman73 Jan 2022 #16

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Some REAL women Will - they were raised as family scapegoats. alittlelark Jan 2022 #15

Some never overcome. onecaliberal Jan 2022 #18

Sadly - that is very true alittlelark Jan 2022 #23

It's a very painful life. onecaliberal Jan 2022 #37

Perhaps I didn't phrased my post correctly, as I do know what you are saying MagickMuffin Jan 2022 #27

When they cannot find enough damaged women to abuse alittlelark Jan 2022 #30

I wish that were the case. Unless you are saying that women who are abused are not real women... Caliman73 Jan 2022 #22

You are correct abused women are REAL and their plights of abuse is noted MagickMuffin Jan 2022 #28

Abuse is universal, unfortunately. Caliman73 Jan 2022 #35

Why am I under the impression this is probably not an actual problem cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #9

I have no idea what u r trying to say alittlelark Jan 2022 #17

Hear Hear, Ma'am The Magistrate Jan 2022 #21

What I am saying is that we are probably talking about a few hundred people at best. cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #45

It isn't necessarily a widespread problem threatening society at this very moment. Caliman73 Jan 2022 #25

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Sims is a dollhouse for adults. Its been around for about twenty years and is very popular. cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #46

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See above. My example Sims 4 is not a game where winning is a goal. It is a dollhouse for adults cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #47

There is no comparison kcr Jan 2022 #51

Exactly treestar Jan 2022 #57

For that matter, kids might have "killed" dolls in treestar Jan 2022 #56

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Skynet never forgets nt Shermann Jan 2022 #12

This story is not reflective of the majority of Replika users Generic Brad Jan 2022 #24

Abuse is NEVER reflective of the abused, but of the abuser. Caliman73 Jan 2022 #26

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Of course they are iemanja Jan 2022 #33

Damn Solly Mack Jan 2022 #38

It's all fun and games until your AI girlfriend hacks into your car, turns off the brakes... hunter Jan 2022 #39

I am SO glad I'm old.... albacore Jan 2022 #41

In my gratitude jounel, if I had one, would moonscape Jan 2022 #42

Lol. Otoh, how about a nice replica friend to chat and travel with? Hortensis Jan 2022 #53

A "companion-bot"... I can see that. nt albacore Jan 2022 #54

The thing that is scary about it Tree Lady Jan 2022 #43

Is this some kind of incel neckbeard shit? nt Progressive Jones Jan 2022 #48

Sounds like a fascist pastime! Emile Jan 2022 #49

Some people say Alexa and Siri are threatening to quit due to this issue. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2022 #50

I suspect that this will almost certainly spread to VR chat rooms. MineralMan Jan 2022 #55