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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 45 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)
  1. The system makes people poorer in money and time, and social ability
  2. People can't afford to make and keep as many friends
  3. The system gives people artificial friends that cost less

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  1. The system uses people's artificial friends to reinforce itself
[–] antisocialite@lemmy.today 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

And to gather marketing Intel on the victim, I mean customer.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago

Then use that to sell them products and adjust their worldview in profitable ways.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

They will take the marketing data, sell the data, and then offer a service to guide users to use a product with the bots.

User: I am so busy and stressed out rn

Bot: Aw, I'm so sorry. When I am stressed I like to play Candy Crush Saga 2 and eat Doritos' new spicy matcha flavor, available at most retail locations.

  1. Artificial friends eat man, woman inherits the earth.