I can't even make fun of these dudes because I know that everybody is experiencing the same alienation and loneliness in capitalism. It's a systemic issue which means that it can only be solved by systemic action. But there is no systemic action on the horizon so everybody is dealing with it however they can. Anyway, check out r/replika if you feel like your life is spiraling out of control

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[–] PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net 24 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

But there is no systemic action on the horizon so everybody is dealing with it however they can.

Can we agree that of the available options this is a deeply fucked way of dealing with alienation though? Drinking a twelve pack of Budweiser every night is another way of dealing with alienation but also not great

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I will say, in support of this, that you're at least using language

[–] PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net 5 points 5 months ago

Yes

[–] BasementParty@hexbear.net 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Can we agree that of the available options this is a deeply fucked way of dealing with alienation though? Drinking a twelve pack of Budweiser every night is another way of dealing with alienation

I think alcoholism is not the lesser evil in this case. At least Replika doesn't destroy your health as a feature.

[–] PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net 9 points 5 months ago

It's was more of an analogy about unhealthy coping mechanisms than a comparison