> Tell me you’ve never had an actual crisis, without telling me you’ve never had an actual crisis. Pain and trauma don't come directly from external events, bu

> Tell me you’ve never had an actual crisis, without telling me you’ve never had an actual crisis. Pain and trauma don't come directly from external events, but from our inner emotional response to them. Just because it might seem weird to you that someone could be deeply attached to an AI doesn't mean that their experience is somehow easier for them than things you would accept as an "actual crisis." You can't gatekeep pain. I can believe that for some people, this would be as painful as being rejected abruptly by a real life partner in a serious relationship.