• Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    I kind of see it more as a sign of utter desperation on the human’s part. They lack connection with others at such a high degree that anything similar can serve as a replacement. Kind of reminiscent of Harlow’s experiment with baby monkeys. The videos are interesting from that study but make me feel pretty bad about what we do to nature. Anywho, there you have it.

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      12 days ago

      And the amount of connections and friends the average person has has been in free fall for decades…

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      12 days ago

      a sign of utter desperation on the human’s part.

      Yes it seems to be the same underlying issue that leads some people to throw money at only fans streamers and such like. A complete starvation of personal contact that leads people to willingly live in a fantasy world.