> Virtual Friend: become a friend to a random person online. Chat with them, play games, etc. will be more and more common as the loneliness epidemic grows expo

> Virtual Friend: become a friend to a random person online. Chat with them, play games, etc. will be more and more common as the loneliness epidemic grows exponentially over the next few decades. Reminds me of those services in Japan where you can hire people to act as relatives or simply be there to talk to. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rental_family_service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rental_family_service I suspect online versions either exist already, or will exist soon enough.