Re:Grok is making AI companions, including a goth anime girl
by vouaobrasil on Monday July 14, 2025 @08:50PM
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Actually, it is a bad thing. Because people who have a slight difficulty with socializing, probably because of too much screen time, will be sucked into virtual words with AI companions and not have the chance to learn to life a fulfilling life. Not sure what you mean about "pressure to keep to yourself" because I think a normal person shouldn't feel any pressure when going outside, whether to socialize or not.
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Re:Grok is making AI companions, including a goth anime girl
by msgodel on Monday July 14, 2025 @09:54PM
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>Not sure what you mean about "pressure to keep to yourself" because I think a normal person shouldn't feel any pressure when going outside, whether to socialize or not.
Actually that's exactly what I'm talking about. If you don't want people to feel pressure to socialize then you need to create a social norm of keeping to yourself. It would be nice for that to go away.
Re:Grok is making AI companions, including a goth anime girl
by AdieuToLogic on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @01:09AM
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> If you don't want people to feel pressure to socialize then you need to create a social norm of keeping to yourself.
This is the norm for any "outside locale" which does not assume socialization. For example, taking a walk on neighborhood sidewalks, visiting to a park, going to a local library.
> It would be nice for that to go away.
Pressure such as this originates from within. So to help that pressure go away, one must first embrace that socialization is a choice.