[Nyr]

I don't think that he should build that, period. It is an abomination of an idea.

Just like the "professional huggers" which he mentions. You can't purchase human affection.

[earlyriser]

I think it's fine to call this an abomination. I wouldn't be on Ask HN if I didn't want honest opinions.

However, the very spirit of being a hacker is to solve problems with less than optimal solutions, like duck tape. Human affection is the optimal solution, but people who use services provided by professional huggers know that they're buying an interaction that is positive to them, not a feeling in the other person.