What we should really be addressing here is the underlying need. If people are so lonely that this seems like a good option, it may well be that they could benefit from counselling.
But instead, people make jokes about it because it’s a problem that’s primarily affecting young men.
I wouldn’t discount wonen here. Find this companion that always listens to you, always is there for you… It’s tempting.
But yes, it’s a problem and it will only get worse. At some point, governments will react by prohibiting these things but they won’t come up with “hey let’s fix the actual root cause here”
What we should really be addressing here is the underlying need. If people are so lonely that this seems like a good option, it may well be that they could benefit from counselling.
But instead, people make jokes about it because it’s a problem that’s primarily affecting young men.
I wouldn’t discount wonen here. Find this companion that always listens to you, always is there for you… It’s tempting.
But yes, it’s a problem and it will only get worse. At some point, governments will react by prohibiting these things but they won’t come up with “hey let’s fix the actual root cause here”