When I was considering buying one I researched the health benefits and from what I could tell - there are none. Most studies/researchers seem to agree that sedentism is bad, either standing or sitting. Some ppl on zoom (back when I worked for a company) would have walking desks, probably better.

I saw the video yesterday and it’s def worth a watch to understand how China is contesting ownership of international waters.

Hard pass on that reality. I agree with the vibe of what you are saying, just def not the truth of it.

Looking at it as birthing your own companion, totally. But if you were birthing a companion you’d have to raise it, train it, educate it, feed it, clothe it, form a relationship with it, then convice (or manipulate it) to love you.

I see AI companions as even more pathetic (and a lot less gross), honestly. Their masters want all the benefits of an actual human relationship without doing any of the work it demands. They want an echo machine that reaffirms they are valid and wanted, even though they are not. Everyone does not deserve to be loved. Everyone does not deserve to be wanted. These are things you earn and you will never be able to do with a corpo-trained techno-parrot.

I know this is just a meme post but I was watching an interview with his wife and the sheer terminally online/disconnected from reality of it all was a bit disturbing to me. Like you are dumb-as-rocks enough to believe you are going to go over there with your family and be treated like Seagal or something? I wanted to schadenfreude but I couldn’t, the level of stupidity was actually offensive to me.