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Re:Mass Layoffs and Absentee Bosses Create a Morale Crisis a... by kenjackson on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @08:03PM (#35548905)
It won’t start with Timmothy. It’ll start with John Cena or Donald Trump. You’ll get to play with virtual celebrities. Then domain experts, like tennis camp with Serena Williams. Or story telling with Steven King. Or Fortnite with Ninja. And it will slowly find its way down the popularity slide to friends.

And you will protest it. Just like my MIL hates Facebook and thinks calling is so much more efficient than texting. But the younger generation will find this as natural as TikTok.

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Re:Mass Layoffs and Absentee Bosses Create a Morale Crisis a... by astrange on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @11:03PM (#35550384)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_Magnus_(mobile_app)
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Re:Mass Layoffs and Absentee Bosses Create a Morale Crisis a... by JohnFen on Thursday April 13, 2023 @10:58AM (#35556488)
I wouldn't protest any of those things (assuming the celebrities consent to it). You're right that such a thing holds zero interest to me, but I don't find the idea objectionable. Celebrities are essentially "virtual people" to begin with (that is, celebrities are playing a role in public appearance -- you aren't seeing their true selves).

But I find the idea of replacing actual friends with simulations to be inherently objectionable.

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