About 31% of teens say talking to an AI companion is as satisfying or more satisfying than talking to a real friend (Common Sense Media, 2025).
About 65% of Gen Z Character.AI users report an emotional connection with an AI character, versus 13% of Millennials (industry data).it’s jover
as they say, we’re cooked, fam
I wonder if we can get those numbers any higher!
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Is it because AI is so seducitve or because people are actually quite terrible at being actually supportive?
We do not live in an emotionally or relationally sophisticated society.
Little from column A and a little from column B.
You’ll need to ask participants of the survey, or peer review.
btw, I try not responding to
sh.itjust.worksaccounts whenever possible, but this one read more generically plausible to merit a response for response sakes.
The solution? A phonebook. Call someone & ask for help.
/s Because that would mean talking to a human.
Wow
What if…read book…on phone?
I got thrown out of a public library for doing this once back in the day. It was actually my old Dell Axim X50v, so this slightly predated the widespread prevalence of smartphones.
I had a Dell Axim X30. I loved that thing so much!
Try it!
This isn’t keto. Thanks for creating content!
