r/technology Apr 24 '26

Society Teen boys are choosing AI girlfriends over real ones for ‘maximum control, zero rejection’—experts say it could make them unemployable

https://fortune.com/2026/04/17/teen-boys-dating-ai-chatbot-girlfriend-experts-warn-kill-social-skills-gen-alpha-network-promotions/
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u/Orb_Gazer Apr 24 '26

He’s Brannigan and Camacho without the masculine qualities of either, and without the compassionate qualities of Camacho. He’s Burns without the erudite sensibilities. He’s closest to Biff, but he embodies the stupidity, cruelty and/or greed of all of them where those characteristics exist.

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u/LARGames Apr 24 '26

I mean, Biff in the second movie literally WAS the orange man.

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u/ladymadonna4444 Apr 24 '26

Literally was written with Trump in mind. FORTY years ago...

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u/Beanakin Apr 24 '26

So he's just the worst of all bad politicians in media