[listenallyall]

There are 8 billion humans you could potentially facetime with. I agree, a large percentage are highly annoying, but there are still plenty of gems out there, and the quest to find one is likely to be among the most satisfying journeys of your life.

[helicalmix]

sure, but we're not discussing the outsourcing of human companionship in this context. we're discussing the capabilities of current technology.

[listenallyall]

But technology has secondary effects that you can't just dismiss. Sure, it is fascinating that a computer embedded into a mechanical robot can uphold one end of an engaging conversation. But you can't ignore the fact that simply opens the door towards eventual isolation, where people withdraw from society more and more and human-to-human contact gets more and more rare. We're already well on the way, with phone apps and online commerce and streaming entertainment all reducing human interactions, perhaps it doesn't bother you, but it scares the hell out of me.