this post was submitted on 19 May 2025
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A Boring Dystopia

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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/4958707

I find this bleak in ways it’s hard to even convey

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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 31 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Am I old fashioned for wanting to talk to real humans instead?

[–] GreenMartian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

No. But when the options are either:

  • Shitty friends who have better things to do than hearing you vent,
  • Paying $400/hr to talk to a psychologist, or
  • A free AI that not only pays attention to you, but actually remembers what you told them last week,

it's quite understandable that some people choose the one that is a privacy nightmare but keeps them sane and away from some dark thoughts.

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 29 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] anus@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Ahh yes the random rolling stone article that refutes the point

Let's revisit the list, shall we?

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 12 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

But I want to hear other people's vents...😥

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 15 hours ago

Maybe a career in HVAC repair is just the thing for you!

[–] lilmo037@infosec.pub 11 points 13 hours ago

Please continue to be you, we need more folks like you.

[–] GreenMartian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 15 hours ago

You're a good friend. I wish everyone has someone like this. I have a very small group of mates where I can be vulnerable without being judged. But not everyone are as privileged, unfortunately...