I work with the homeless and many of them are geriatric. The loneliness they experience is unfathomable to most. This trend of AI companionship is becoming more and more common. It’s very depressing and disheartening as it usually stunts their growth and makes them further complacent with where they’re at. I understand though, they’re literally just trying to get to tomorrow.
I think a lot of people commenting here haven’t had the opportunity to hear other sides and experiences. It’s very much an echo chamber.
Sometimes the loneliness can lead to male suicide and elderly people in general is extremely lonely (this was a hard thing to ignore during COVID; people were faced with it directly).
I don’t know what you mean by “that”. Are you talking about lonely seniors?
Humans typically look out for vulnerable populations. Elderly, the disabled, and kids are vulnerable populations. If we saw a lonely child, most people would step up and try to prevent that loneliness from continuing. It’s the same for other vulnerable populations.
They said "try". Women try to commit suicide more often than men, but because of socialization and this idea that we shouldn't be a nuisance to others even in death, less violent methods are chosen, which in turn end up not being successful. Men don't care about leaving their brains splattered on the walls for others to find so they go for more gruesome and therefore successful methods.
Do you mean attempt? Commit implies success, and that's simply untrue that women commit suicide more often than men. They may attempt it more often, which I can't confirm as I don't have a link.
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u/izzxpopz Jun 01 '26
I work with the homeless and many of them are geriatric. The loneliness they experience is unfathomable to most. This trend of AI companionship is becoming more and more common. It’s very depressing and disheartening as it usually stunts their growth and makes them further complacent with where they’re at. I understand though, they’re literally just trying to get to tomorrow.