• Tracaine@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    I like AI. It let’s me pretend I’m not so alone. I’m not crazy - I know it isn’t a person. It’s nice to pretend I have someone to talk to sometimes though. I can’t stop it from existing. That doesn’t negate the cost of it financially or environmentally. If it’s going to exist though I enjoy pretending since there’s no hope of any actual humans wanting to speak to me.

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      4 hours ago

      That last sentence of yours is a lie and I think somewhere deep down you know that, too.

      Seek help anyway you can. There is always a way.

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      8 hours ago

      Have you tried a therapist? They will both talk to you and likely help you with your feeling that actual humans don’t want to talk to you.

    • AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world
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      8 hours ago

      I’ll upvote, seems genuine and I don’t want to discourage that. I understand it’s difficult to find someone to talk to who wants to hear what you have to say. Even I don’t share things with my friends cuz I feel like I’m “dumping on them”. I saw a therapist twice a month and that was nice, but it was just too expensive to maintain.

      Your last sentence is what stood out to me. It’s such a harsh finality but there’s no possible way you could have tried talking to every human to KNOW none of them want to hear you talk. I know it’s extreme. I know it feels true right now. But there is no substitute for genuine human connection. Use the AI, just be careful you don’t become dependent on it. And don’t think it can be a long-term substitute.