▲ 40 ▼ The Rise of AI Companions: 27% of U.S. adults turn to AI for personal, emotional, social queries (www.elon.edu) submitted 1 month ago by beep@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DonGirses@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 child) 27% of U.S. adults are not functional social beings permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Wakko@hell.cloud 6 points 1 month 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 6 points 1 month 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