[Animats]

"Our pets are amusing" - Dust SF. Two intelligent Alexa-like devices maneuver their "owners" into hooking up.

[TeMPOraL]

This reminds me of the question: did we domesticate wheat, or did wheat domesticate us? Did we domesticate cats, or did cats domesticate us?

Thus is the nature of the feedback loop.

[freedomben]

I studied dogs quite a bit (informal academia (course audits, etc)), and I firmly believe they domesticated us instead of the other way around.

[glouwbug]

Please tell us more

[MayeulC]

I think the relationship is more of a symbiotic one, like wheat.

On the other hand, we get to pick the meaning of "domestication", and I believe the definition leans heavily on the traits a domesticated dog exhibits, so there is not much to discuss here.

[glouwbug]

Eh, the guy studied dogs. I'm sure he has something to say