This is so well-written. I overhear people at work talk about using AI for a meal plan, or a workout plan, and I always think, "Someone in your life would love to share their passion for cooking or exercise with you." Screw it, I need to start bringing it up with those people.
this post was submitted on 29 May 2026
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“Someone in your life would love to share their passion for cooking or exercise with you.”
There is a reason people talk to ai instead of people, unfortunately. If you don't know for a fact that someone has people in their life who enjoy listening to them, you shouldn't suggest that those people somehow exist, not unless you're sure that they do. You have to be sure as in you really know, not sure as in "I'm sure they mean well." People often do not actually mean well.
Watch Netflix, use Google, Facebook. Buy Apple. Play Ubisoft and EA games. Eat McDonalds. Order on Amazon.
Complain about how hard is to live now.
That poem hits hard, very well done.
I saw it as "I know your circumstances better than you do," type of toxic positivity, but I guess art is subjective
edit: not trying to shit on this guy, but people aren't as empathetic or interested in each other as he makes it out
This says a whole lot more about you than I think you realize.
No, pretty sure it said the thing about me I meant to say.
People who are very socially isolated deserve compassion, and part of that compassion means first acknowledging that they are in fact socially isolated, and do not have secret friends they can rely on.
"I can't digest milk, so you shouldn't eat cheese in front of me."
Are you deserving of compassion? Sure. Does this extend to the point that we should eschew saying things that are helpful and even welcome to the overwhelming majority of the population? Not a chance.
Sorry, but not sorry.
That's just nowhere near comparable. I didn't say that people can't have friends in front of people who don't. I'm also not talking about myself.
People who don't have any social circle aren't helped by being told that they secretly actually DO have a social circle that they're just not utilizing. I happen to have a lot of patience for weird or awkward people trying to share their interests with me, but the majority of people aren't very patient. There are some people who just can't make that kind of thing happen for themselves, and so require others (caregivers or family members, usually) to assist them in socializing. These days, such people are turning to AI. A lot of people just don't have the patience to help them learn social graces. This is the reality.
Wow. This is great. I need to have this framed somewhere.