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This is just a stepping stone to the ultimate guilt free porn. No one gets hurt, 300 simulated penises. Except that no one is simulating penises yet. The gay community needs to step up it's simulation....oh this just in: gay guys don't need a simulation because the real thing is easy to get.
I would argue that a continuous state of isolation, bolstered by shoddy simulations of human interaction, that we treat as a stand in to real human contact and expression, is going to hurt a whole lot of people in the long run.
It all just feels like some 18th century Libertarian looking at an opium den full of washed out dope-heads and saying "Look at how happy they are! There's no such thing as an opium crisis, because its all voluntary and the end result is profound bliss."
The gay community doesn't need simulation precisely because it is rich with enthusiastic socially active and eager individuals. The NEET community needs simulations because they've fallen victim to their own anxieties, failed to develop strong social skills, and alienated themselves from everyone else in their lives who might provide them with the experiences they're seeking a rough approximation of in simulation.
I would say the following things would help:
While by no means an exhaustive list, I feel as though if we follow the steps of RAWR, we can at least make an incremental improvement.
Damnit I didn't see the acronym till the end 😂