> With ChatAI replacing customer service, self-checkout aisles, online dating, etc... Definitely these interactions have become less personal, but aside from o

> With ChatAI replacing customer service, self-checkout aisles, online dating, etc... Definitely these interactions have become less personal, but aside from online dating, which is its own can of worms, the interactions are all transactional. I actually much prefer to interface with a predictable machine when purchasing things or making an RMA request or whatever. I don't want to stop to chit chat or worry about maintaining a relationship with the village cobbler's son to ensure he'll do his best fixing up my field boots. The ongoing disentanglement of socialization and daily necessities is liberating. It allows one to associate with others by choice. I'm not a huge fan of the tools we have for this sort of voluntary community building at present, but I see no reason why they couldn't be improved, especially if people were able to spend their time and skill doing so free of profit motives.