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[Opinion Piece] AI, Narcissism, and the Future of Sex (www.psychologytoday.com)
submitted 3 months ago by pavnilschanda@lemmy.world to c/aicompanions@lemmy.world
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  • Intimate relationships invite us to grow emotionally and motivate us to develop valuable life skills.
  • Intimate relationships are worth the effort because they meet critical needs like companionship and sex.
  • AI sex partners, like chatbots and avatars, can meet our needs minus the growth demands of a human partner.
  • Only time will tell how this reduction in self-growth opportunity will affect our level of narcissism.
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[–] pavnilschanda@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I have some reservations with this opinion piece. Many people end up with AI companions because of the loneliness epidemic, and it'd be rather dishonest to accuse victims of the loneliness epidemic as being narcisstic when there are more systemic issues at play.