> Feeling of loneliness is at its highest The research attributes this mainly to the decline in alcohol consumption. Which I suppose isn't terribly surprising.

> Feeling of loneliness is at its highest The research attributes this mainly to the decline in alcohol consumption. Which I suppose isn't terribly surprising. Alcohol has been long known as the "social lubricant" for good reason. > and so is pornography viewing (but, correlation does not mean causation). Causation is not implied, but at the same time it wouldn't be very human-like to see that decline in alcohol consumption be replaced by nothing, so perhaps you are onto something. Perhaps alcohol consumption is on the decline because porn is taking its place. They do both target dopamine production, so it is not inconceivable. The temperance movement putting more emphasis on pornography lends additional credence to the idea, although perhaps that is simply because they feel they are finally starting to "win the war" on alcohol. > I'm curious, do you think AI boyfriend/girlfriend/friend is/will be a plus or a negative on society? You can always tell when you are around tech people. Hint: The real world isn't binary.