Re:A.I. Is About to Solve Loneliness. That's a Problem
by api on Saturday August 02, 2025 @09:56AM
(#44767672)
To me AI feels like the early web. I can get information without sifting through heaps of SEO trash, and it’s like having this weird magic thinking mirror to explore ideas. Unlike social media it’s not a sea of culture war rage trolling and slop.
I am not trying to use it as a companion though. Not only do I have human ones but it feels super weird and creepy to try. I couldn’t suspend disbelief since I know how these things work.
Re:A.I. Is About to Solve Loneliness. That's a Problem
by bluefirebrand on Sunday August 03, 2025 @02:00AM
(#44774409)
> To me AI feels like the early web
To me AI feels like the final nail in the web's coffin
There is nothing remotely charming about it like the early web had
And yet if I’m inquiring into a subject matter I have scant knowledge about, and want to learn more about, I voraciously read the output and plan my next prompt thoughtfully throughout.
The dividing line is intellectual curiosity. AI can stimulate the mind in ways people may not have thought possible, like explaining subjects they never grasped previously, but the user has to want to go down that path to achieve it.
Social media doomscrolling, by contrast, is designed to anesthetize, so the result should not surprise.