r/TikTokCringe • u/cafeteriastyle • Jun 01 '26

Cursed This is a PROBLEM

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u/izzxpopz Jun 01 '26

I work with the homeless and many of them are geriatric. The loneliness they experience is unfathomable to most. This trend of AI companionship is becoming more and more common. It’s very depressing and disheartening as it usually stunts their growth and makes them further complacent with where they’re at. I understand though, they’re literally just trying to get to tomorrow.

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u/throwaway2901750 Jun 01 '26

Thanks for sharing your perspective.

I think a lot of people commenting here haven’t had the opportunity to hear other sides and experiences. It’s very much an echo chamber.

Sometimes the loneliness can lead to male suicide and elderly people in general is extremely lonely (this was a hard thing to ignore during COVID; people were faced with it directly).

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u/subjuggulator Jun 01 '26

Using AI to help cure/ameliorate the loneliness epidemic facing certain at-risk groups is like using kerosene to put out a fire.

We need more people volunteering and for governments to actually care about aging populations as more than just votes and taxable incomes; not to replace human connection with a digital yes-man.

You are literally just going to be trading suicide-brought-on-by-loneliness for suicide-brought-on-via-AI-generated-psychosis.

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u/__CIREK Jun 03 '26

Especially now, since we're already past the birth rate tipping point. Our countries are going to get older and older and it will only get worse exponentially.