> Most human beings, I surmise, value human interaction more than we value object interaction. I think the key here is that you never see a human (or object) w

> Most human beings, I surmise, value human interaction more than we value object interaction. I think the key here is that you never see a human (or object) when interacting with others on the internet; your brain fills in the gaps to say there's a person on the other end, but you never know that for sure [1]. For interactions on the internet, I don't think there's any meaningful differentiation between human interaction or object interaction; it's all just interaction that acts like interaction with any human would. You judge that conversation based on its content and quality and continue it if you're enjoying it (or find whatever value you're interacting for), or just move on if you're not -- regardless of who's on the other side of the screen. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Internet,_nobody_knows_you%27re_a_dog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Internet,_nobody_knows_...