• @Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world
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    491 month ago

    I kind of see it more as a sign of utter desperation on the human’s part. They lack connection with others at such a high degree that anything similar can serve as a replacement. Kind of reminiscent of Harlow’s experiment with baby monkeys. The videos are interesting from that study but make me feel pretty bad about what we do to nature. Anywho, there you have it.

    • @graphene@lemm.ee
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      261 month ago

      And the amount of connections and friends the average person has has been in free fall for decades…

      • @trotfox@lemmy.world
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        41 month ago

        I dunno. I connected with more people on reddit and Twitter than irl tbh.

        Different connection but real and valid nonetheless.

        I’m thinking places like r/stopdrinking, petioles, bipolar, shits been therapy for me tbh.

        • @in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          21 month ago

          At least you’re not using chatgpt to figure out the best way to talk to people, like my brother in finance tech does now.