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by 0_____0 447 days ago
What reasoning do you have to back this vs. the researchers conclusion that they're doing it mostly "for fun?"

Like, it sounds plausible, but you'd need to show something like an increase in imaginary friend development in places where children are isolated or lonely.

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> Like, it sounds plausible

It sounds like ass talk that is hard to refute or confirm.

I could just as easily say we have imaginary friends to help in cognitive development/processing that the real world isn't adequately fulfilling.

It sounds great and might even be possible.. but it came from my ass.

From the ass of Secret Dreams, comes Imaginary Friends.
The authors cited a study saying just that:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38603042/