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Re:The Echo Dot was the best-selling product on Amazon this ... by jsz0 on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @08:49AM (#16014707)
> Why do you think millions of people bought an Echo Dot or a Google Home?

Probably because they emulate human conversation well enough to make people feel less lonely.

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Re:The Echo Dot was the best-selling product on Amazon this ... by JulianRaphael on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @01:26PM (#16016738)
Unfortunately, for a large group of people this seems to be true. When I see these products, I often remember a talk of a Buddhist teacher titled "Loneliness is the ill being of our time." [1] I do believe that one of the next waves of technological innovations will evolve exactly around this topic: how can we make people feel less lonely?

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ1x9bzl2Ww

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