Wanted: One nerd. For hugs. For science. For something like love

Posted by gizzaksl on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @12:41PM
from the self-post dept.

Hi HN,

This is probably the weirdest post here today, but I’m a Korean philosophy student flying to San Francisco in two weeks (April 24–26) to conduct a real-life empathy and love experiment.

I'm looking for one person—preferably an emotionally repressed, STEM-background engineer who's never been truly loved—to spend 3 days with.

No weird stuff. No agenda. I'm writing a paper on the Object-Centered Theory of Empathy (yes, it's real) and want to see if love and connection can be shared intentionally, even between strangers.

I'm serious, and also small, awkward, and soft. We'll use GPT to communicate.

If this post makes you feel anything at all, maybe you're my person.

You can reply here or DM me through GitHub: https://github.com/mmmmyehe4/object-centered-love-lab/discussions/1

No pressure. But... maybe some curiosity?

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Re:Wanted: One nerd. For hugs. For science. For something li... by vitalmixofntrnt on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:04PM (#43635253)

Or if you are willing to learn Portuguese with me in addition to pink and black favorite colors and you're a between 18 and 24 girl. That's my type.

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Re:Wanted: One nerd. For hugs. For science. For something li... by eimrine on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @12:50PM (#43634323)

Seems you are doing something big, I hope you will find what is needed for your paper. But why using Gpt to communicate?

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Re:Wanted: One nerd. For hugs. For science. For something li... by gizzaksl on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @12:56PM (#43634414)

Thanks for reading! I’m using GPT because I don’t speak English well, and I assume most nerds in SF don’t speak Korean either :) GPT is kind of like our emotional translator. It’s part of the experiment too!

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Re:Wanted: One nerd. For hugs. For science. For something li... by gizzaksl on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @10:03PM (#43639939)

If you're at all interested, would you mind sending me an email at [email protected]? I’ve honestly been waiting for you to come back

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Re:Wanted: One nerd. For hugs. For science. For something li... by vitalmixofntrnt on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @12:58PM (#43634431)

Do you know Portuguese and your two favorite colors are pink and black? Otherwise, no.

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