• Snot Flickerman
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    203 months ago

    If you thought dating apps tried their damnedest to make sure you don’t find a human match, just wait until things like Replika really kick off.

    You’re gonna see these companies do everything they can to make a real relationship nigh impossible because their business model demands it.

    Didn’t anyone listen to Sex Education on Futurama!?

    Don’t. Date. Robots!

    • @filister
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      33 months ago

      The whole working model of the dating apps goes the drain if they find you a really good match, right?

    • @stellargmite
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      33 months ago

      Hadn’t thought of this. I wonder how they would tread what you’d think would be a thin line. Or are lonely people that credulous? On the other hand being provided your perfect match during the trial period and falling in love with this corporate entity which you are then made to pay for access to? Dystopian.

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        People tell themselves sweet lies about the real people they love as it is.

        And sometimes those people you’ve lied to yourself about reveal themselves as not really caring much for you.

        As sad as it is, yes, I think a lot of lonely people would pay a premium to avoid having to search for that person who accepted them for their flaws, especially since this partner will not also demand any growth on the part of their human. Most partners also want personal growth and forward movement in life, while a “perfect partner” won’t ask for anything in return but will always have new hot “skins” for a low price in their store. In fact, that’s probably where the conniving shit would come in, because why promote healthy personal growth when you can promote addiction that makes you money?

        Rejection and personal growth is hard, and this company is essentially selling a way out of that. (Not to imply those are the only reasons people pursue this, I just see a lot of people who would rather avoid any real responsibility to anyone else but still feel loved. I’m sure there’s some broken, lonely people who really need something like this in a good way, in a non-exploitative way.)

        • @stellargmite
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          23 months ago

          Yeh a symptom of consumerism being (or pretending to be) the antidote to everything. A solution can always be purchased.

    • umami_wasabi
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      33 months ago

      I guess that would only happen you don’t step out of your room and social. How counld they prevent one steping outside and say hello to anyone?

      • @pdxfed
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        Think about what has happened in the last 30 years to culture and human interaction levels in most industrialized societies. Think how hard it would have been to even imagine what life for a teenager looked like in 2025.

        Now imagine 30 more years of this and what dating will look like.

  • @[email protected]
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    183 months ago

    The future of AI is people waking up to the complete pile of hype we have been exposed to.

  • Vanth
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    103 months ago

    marriage with chatbots

    Subscription- based, I’m sure. We got a divorce because the $7.99 per month plan got jacked up to $12.99 and they started inserting ads!

    • @return2ozmaOP
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      43 months ago

      They’re already charging $79/year for a subscription. No monthly membership.

      • Vanth
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        43 months ago

        Aw man, the six-figure salary alpha dude bros are still going to be the only ones getting girls because they’re the only ones who can afford multiple subscriptions.

    • @werefreeatlast
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      33 months ago

      She can vibrate the dildo to a McDonald’s jingle.

  • Vanth
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    73 months ago

    Couples going through a rough patch can open-source their marriage.

  • @filister
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    73 months ago

    Can’t wait for the SaaS relationship model.

    • @werefreeatlast
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      23 months ago

      And 🥑 avocados. Avocados are the future.

  • sunzu2
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    53 months ago

    Yes… I need to pay this clown a subscription!!!

    These people got mental problems or maybe we do if we pay her.

  • @werefreeatlast
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    43 months ago

    Can’t sue because the chat bot Cassandra is your wife. Sorry, Cassandra runs on our server.

  • @NeoNachtwaechter
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    -13 months ago

    What’s wrong with her? I mean, she doesn’t loook like she needs to marry a robot… :)