▲ 37 ▼ The Rise of AI Companions: 27% of U.S. adults turn to AI for personal, emotional, social queries (www.elon.edu) submitted 4 days ago by beep@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1398398/the-rise-of-ai-companions-27-of-u-s-adults-turn-to-ai-for-personal-emotional-social-quer
[–] DonGirses@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (1 child) 27% of U.S. adults are not functional social beings permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Wakko@hell.cloud 7 points 4 days ago It's much, much worse than that. To have functional social beings requires social supports that haven't existed in the USA in decades. It'd be more accurate to say that the vast majority of non-melanated Americans are dysfunctional. Cracker Culture is built on being exploitative, isolating, and abusive toward their fellow human. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wakko@hell.cloud 7 points 4 days ago It's much, much worse than that. To have functional social beings requires social supports that haven't existed in the USA in decades. It'd be more accurate to say that the vast majority of non-melanated Americans are dysfunctional. Cracker Culture is built on being exploitative, isolating, and abusive toward their fellow human. permalink fedilink source parent