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I agree, but in the US its still illegal. Having such services will only help, rather than cause further isolation.

• greggman 10y ago
  Do you have some studies that show this to be true or is it just your opinion? I don't know which way it would go. Since Japan has these and Japan seems to have some of the biggest problems with isolation how do we know these services don't contribute to the isolation? Note I'm not saying they do. I don't know but it's easy to imagine things like: * Why make up with my significant other if I can just get some paid for companionship leading to less strong relationships * Why even try to have a real relationship where I my SO might get angry when I can pay to have a fake one where they'll never get angry and rarely disapprove of me * Maybe given I know these paid relationships aren't real, that the provider I'm paying really doesn't care about me but is just doing a job makes me more depressed about my life. Again, I'm not saying any of these are true or not, only pointing out that AFAIK there's no studies that show if paid companionship is a net positive or net negative for social isolation.