Men do this and a company straight up profited from it until they tried to go back to be sponsor friendly and gimped their AI personas service
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01011@monero.town 11 months ago
If men did this they would be labeled pathetic…
DudeDudenson@lemmings.world 11 months ago
01011@monero.town 11 months ago
Ashley Madison?
HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I’m guessing Replika.
InfiniWheel@lemmy.one 11 months ago
Aren’t we already with this? I never see anyone going “You go queen!” over someone’s virtual bf
01011@monero.town 11 months ago
This is relatively novel, give it time…
I did see that response to “sologamy” articles - women marrying themselves.
Arcane_Trixster@lemm.ee 11 months ago
We do and it is.
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You’re 100% not wrong lol. Men who do this are roundly nicked and called creepy incels.
That said, the culture and dating scene for women in China is pretty awful.
We need to learn to be a little less mean to anybody who uses these apps. They’re likely doing it because they see little alternative, yet still want affection.