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But it's not gonna solve loneliness. Machines can't replace human contact. It can be a weak substitute like doom scrolling or media consumption is for feeling y
by RamblingCTO 1y ago
But it's not gonna solve loneliness. Machines can't replace human contact. It can be a weak substitute like doom scrolling or media consumption is for feeling your own feelings, but it's not gonna replace human contact in all it's entirety and is a bad solution to an important problem. Are people who think and write this so alienated from their own race that they don't know what that all entails? The hormones, the connectedness, touch, smell, moments, joy, tears, everything. This will never be replaced by a machine or some code. Capitalism and our culture (which is driven by late stage capitalmism) destroyed community. It won't fix it. I'm afraid of people who feel/think like that to be honest.
- empressplay 1y agoNot to be grim, but many of us will die listening to someone comfort us over a phone. That will have none of the 'connection' you mention aside from a compassionate voice. And, if you are one of those unfortunate people, that voice will be enough. It will have to be.
- 1718627440 1y agoBut you can't really be comforted by a stranger. You already need the connection from previous interactions, that weren't words only. Even when you only have words, it's also about the timing, etc...
- RamblingCTO 1y agoI don't think so. We will most proably die alone and that's ok. That's a moment that needn't be shared. Life must be though.