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Re:A.I. Is About to Solve Loneliness. That's a Problem by chubot on Saturday August 02, 2025 @06:30PM (#44772207)
Uh I grew up in NJ suburbs in the 80’s and 90’s - that was already the case, and there was a hit movie 3 decades ago about it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallrats

(But malls are much less popular now, probably mainly due to the rise of Internet retail)

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Re:A.I. Is About to Solve Loneliness. That's a Problem by fugalfervor on Saturday August 02, 2025 @11:16PM (#44773785)
Mallrats grossed 2 million against a 6 million budget. It wasn't a "hit"
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