A profound relational revolution is underway, not orchestrated by tech developers but driven by users themselves. Many of the 400 million weekly users of ChatGPT are seeking more than just assistance with emails or information on food safety; they are looking for emotional support.

“Therapy and companionship” have emerged as two of the most frequent applications for generative AI globally, according to the Harvard Business Review. This trend marks a significant, unplanned pivot in how people interact with technology.

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    I’m totally against what companies are calling “AI”, but I understand that many men still have a negative feel on therapy inherited from society, their family, their friends, and the people around them. Now add that with the fact that therapy sessions cost a kidney, I don’t blame them. Even mental health has to be monetized in capitalism, and the capitalists (more specifically liberals) are still wondering why suicide rate is so high, I wonder 🤔

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      You should blame them because the AI is not a solution to their problems, it will only create more problems and worsen their current ones.

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        Ok, so the solution to men feeling too scared to open up about their mental health enough to rely on something as unreliable as ChatGPT is for you to victim blame them?

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          If some men thought the solution to loneliness was fucking a toaster I’d think less of them too, yeah. At least find a tool that suits the purpose, talking to the AI is just self harm.

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            Again, so you think the solution to someone that self harms is to blame them for performing the act. You’re a genius, you know that?