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new study (disclaimer: not peer reviewed) found that chatbot use was associated with *greater* loneliness and reduced social interaction.

don't think it's crazy that people will start paying for friends vs. paying for AI services to address this.

sounds dystopian but if you consider how it's already happening then you realize it's surprisingly not. for example, in LA and NYC:

- social clubs like SoHo House or Zero Bond; you have to pay
- luxury wellness spaces like Hume or Othership; you have to pay
- cool coworking spaces like Neuehouse or Malin; you have to pay
- group activity apps like 222 or TimeLeft; you have to pay

link to study:

new study (disclaimer: not peer reviewed) found that chatbot use was associated with *greater* loneliness and reduced social interaction.

don't think it's crazy that people will start paying for friends vs. paying for AI services to address this.

sounds dystopian but if you consider how it's already happening then you realize it's surprisingly not. for example, in LA and NYC:

- social clubs like SoHo House or Zero Bond; you have to pay
- luxury wellness spaces like Hume or Othership; you have to pay
- cool coworking spaces like Neuehouse or Malin; you have to pay
- group activity apps like 222 or TimeLeft; you have to pay

link to study: https://arxiv.org/html/2503.17473v1

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Otherwise you have to find the underground free hubs that link to others...

I was at one of these meetings today and they were talking about a new local ones starting called ROMEO, It had an acronym like "Retiree Only Meeting" I don't remember the rest.

They have an outline for the first meeting and how many are in etc...

This I just learned in the last Month or so

Definitely interesting and I'm sure there will be plenty of scholarly literature coming soon enough