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[Wimbledon]

Here's the Scenario

That every young man, is provided an android , she (it) whatever provides for him.

Let say that young men everywhere are provided these bots around high school.

These androids are not just a sexual machine though, but comes across as GF, Wife, teacher, friend.

The personalities and how they behave can be like how the a.i behaved in the movie Her. In the sense that they adapt to you and only you. They assist in life problems , pick you back up, and motivate you, get you out of your comfort zone.

QUESTIONS

1. How would having such a machine effect the well being of adolescents all the way to adult hood?

2. How would Society be affected, what are the benefits or cons?

3. Do you believe having such a machine would enrich your life personally, or only serve to cripple you.

 

[King of Foxes]

I would do nothing but fug my robot and then make it farm for me in various games while i slept

 

[Kokonoe]

Only good things can come from this.

 

[King of Foxes]

I would also hit it and call it turbo whorebot.

I would pretty much me the reason robot rights are invented

 

[Wimbledon]

Only good things can come from this.

I talked about this with a friend yesterday i honestly couldn't see the downside. People talk about rape stats or violence against women, at universities or schools, would those even be brought up anymore in discussion if every guy had a android at home.

I mean it would be nonexistent.

 

[Deleted member 752119]

I talked about this with a friend yesterday i honestly couldn't see the downside. People talk about rape stats or violence against women, at universities or schools, would those even be brought up anymore in discussion if every guy had a android at home.

I mean it would be nonexistent.

It's hard to say what the impact would be. Other than population would decline if the robots were so good that most people didn't want a relationship with another human.

If people just use these during dry spells between relationships or as a robotic side piece or whatever the effect could go either way (or both depending on the person). It could reduce sexual assaults as people just act out their fantasies and do things lots of other people don't want to do with the robot. Or they could still happen or even worsen if people get used to doing whatever they want with a robot that they don't have to get consent for. Much like porn which probably (according to some things I've read) may have in terms of unwanted things during sex like cumming in a chicks face who isn't into it, attempting anal without asking etc. as people are learning sex from porn and then trying to do it that way and not communicating about what each person wants like they should.

I'd say I lean more toward worrying about impacts. People have already gotten worse at communicating with each other and developing meaningful relationships as so much time is spent on screen and communicating through texts, e-mails, social media etc. that's no substitute for face-to-face interactions and learning to read people's facial expressions and body language etc. Even ignoring sex, if people are spending most time with robots they're going to lose even more of that and slide more and more toward a Wall-E type world.

 

[QuickSilverD]

Giving someone with a developing brain a thing that looks human but isn't could fuck up their perception of women and color all their future interactions with the fairer sex.

Which is why I propose all sexbots should be distinct non-human to avoid this, from now on we shall create only anime catgirl sexbots with blue skin.

 

[nikolino840]

With an advanced AI they could Say no
Prostitute androids?
Could be male robots?

 

[Birdo]

Loneley men would get laid and less women would get raped.

It's a win win.

 

[Wimbledon]

It's hard to say what the impact would be. Other than population would decline if the robots were so good that most people didn't want a relationship with another human.

If people just use these during dry spells between relationships or as a robotic side piece or whatever the effect could go either way (or both depending on the person). It could reduce sexual assaults as people just act out their fantasies and do things lots of other people don't want to do with the robot. Or they could still happen or even worsen if people get used to doing whatever they want with a robot that they don't have to get consent for. Much like porn which probably (according to some things I've read) may have in terms of unwanted things during sex like cumming in a chicks face who isn't into it, attempting anal without asking etc. as people are learning sex from porn and then trying to do it that way and not communicating about what each person wants like they should.

I'd say I lean more toward worrying about impacts. People have already gotten worse at communicating with each other and developing meaningful relationships as so much time is spent on screen and communicating through texts, e-mails, social media etc. that's no substitute for face-to-face interactions and learning to read people's facial expressions and body language etc. Even ignoring sex, if people are spending most time with robots they're going to lose even more of that and slide more and more toward a Wall-E type world.

I'll play devil advocate

I pointed out "The personalities and how they behave can be like how the a.i behaved in the movie Her. In the sense that they adapt to you and only you. They assist in life problems , pick you back up, and motivate you."

I'm sure alot people haven't seen her but the A.I was advanced enough to the point where it reached the Protagonist on an emotional level, picked him back up and on some levels made him better from the experience or not ( guess it depends on interpretation) and the A.I was a social media app essentially.

I'm sure most people would use them as Sex but couldn't they be used to prepare a young man, like practice with communication , reaching others.

 

[Deleted member 752119]

I'll play devil advocate

I pointed out "The personalities and how they behave can be like how the a.i behaved in the movie Her. In the sense that they adapt to you and only you. They assist in life problems , pick you back up, and motivate you."

I'm sure alot people haven't seen her but the A.I was advanced enough to the point where it reached the Protagonist on an emotional level, picked him back up and on some levels made him better from the experience or not ( guess it depends on interpretation) and the A.I was a social media app essentially.

I'm sure most people would use them as Sex but couldn't they be used to prepare a young man, like practice with communication , reaching others.

Oh I could definitely see it getting there, but I don't see AI getting anywhere near that advanced and lifelike in our lifetimes. And that opens up the whole issues of AIs becoming self aware and killing off humans eventually etc. And there's the question of why that's needed vs. just sending people to school to interact with peers and teachers and learn how to socialize and get buy in the social world like we always have. I have a hard time seeing AI/robots being better at teaching socialization than humans, at best they'd get to a point of being equivalent.

 

[Kokonoe]

My Juri Han sex bot loves me so much.

 

[Wimbledon]

Oh I could definitely see it getting there, but I don't see AI getting anywhere near that advanced and lifelike in our lifetimes. And that opens up the whole issues of AIs becoming self aware and killing off humans eventually etc. And there's the question of why that's needed vs. just sending people to school to interact with peers and teachers and learn how to socialize and get buy in the social world like we always have. I have a hard time seeing AI/robots being better at teaching socialization than humans, at best they'd get to a point of being equivalent.

I agree

But In the scenario they are advanced enough, to a point that they are equivalent and even life like.

Would having that social interaction with one of these machines at home benefit that adolescent.

Lets say that these machines are really at home devices, these adolescents still interact with the opposite sex at school, being taught by human teachers. etc.

Is there any benefit from that young man gaining confidence , relationship or proper communication skills. I mean he's practicing with the sex bot, In order to use that confidence at school.

 

[haxan7]

Sounds like a nightmare scenarios where millions of young men would be utterly spoiled and ruined and have no motivation to socialize with real women.

 

[Wimbledon]

Sounds like a nightmare scenarios where millions of young men would be utterly spoiled and ruined and have no motivation to socialize with real women.

But lets say the machine is pushing young men to be more sociable, more proactive. Not just spoiling them with tons of sex.

Not forcibly changing them because there still just devices

They would be developing there weaknesses into strengths in order to be better adults.


Do you think most young men would just say F that, i want sex, i'm not going to even try.

OR

Essentially work with the sex bot to get out of there comfort zone.

 

[Deleted member 752119]

Do you think most young men would just say F that, i want sex, i'm not going to even try.

OR

Essentially work with the sex bot to get out of there comfort zone.

I’m pretty pessimistic on people mostly being lazy and taking the easy way out. And that it’s getting worse with each generation (insert old man yelling at clouds meme). So I’d lean toward the former.

 

[pennythoughts]

Loneley men would get laid and less women would get raped.

It's a win win.

Not sure how the two are connected.

 

[Birdo]

Not sure how the two are connected.

The are both problems that sex robots would help.

 

[Thurible]

It would lead to more objectification of both women and sexual relations. I don't see how doing an intimate loving act on a machine is going to help anything.

 

[Mr Nash]

If they had all the positive personality traits that OP describes, I think they would be a huge net benefit for society helping create well adjusted young men. I'd imagine an equivalent would be made for women at some point if for no other reason than men are so attached to their AIs and there could well be psychological advantages for them as well. Ironically, I think while people would be fucking far more, most new humans would be conceived and brought to term by artificial means in this possible future. So, maybe it would go from androids being paired with individuals from their teenage years, to humans always having AI around them in parenting and life partner roles.

 

[JimiNutz]

So long as my one looks like Joi from Blade Runner 2049 I don't care what the consequences are. Give me my Joi!

I actually think there would be less violence in society.

 

[DESTROYA]

Young people interact and communicate directly with each other less now thanks to smart phones, it would only get worse without a human involved to do your bidding.
Another point about young development skills will be lost if you have robots do everything you need, sometimes not being able to do something is really the right thing.
I can imagine humanoid robots being easily abused and not be good society in all aspects of life.
Plus I don’t want to see a terminator situation where they rise up against humans because we take advantage of them not being actual people.
If anything high school age is still way to young, I mean what will they learn let’s say if you make your robot do your school work?

 

[haxan7]

But lets say the machine is pushing young men to be more sociable, more proactive. Not just spoiling them with tons of sex.

Not forcibly changing them because there still just devices

They would be developing there weaknesses into strengths in order to be better adults.


Do you think most young men would just say F that, i want sex, i'm not going to even try.

OR

Essentially work with the sex bot to get out of there comfort zone.

I feel like there’s a lot of potential for just developing a spoiled mother/son relationship with the bot where it just tells you what you want to hear and does everything for you. If that potential is there I think most young men would choose the path of least resistance.

Now if the bot is programmed to not allow this to happen, and actively challenge the young man and tell him no, and limit their interactions to force him to grow up, then that’s another story.

 

[Shadowplay1979]

In the early stages of their existence before the robotics becomes top notch? Lots and lots of dicks being ripped off....so much so that there will be an epidemic called the "bobbit syndrome".

Enjoy!

 

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[Rentahamster]

 

[Chittagong]

I think the effect may be similar as banging really hot girls you are not dating - first time you are over the moon, then you pretty soon realise that the mechanics are pretty similar to everything else out there, and something more imperfect might actually be more enjoyable and exciting.

So eventually you boredly bang the robots as a replacement for porn, and search out increasingly imperfect real people to get the kicks.

 

[Nikodemos]

Always remember, guys:

 

[King of Foxes]

Unless society as a whole makes not having a real human partner a giant social faux pas, and i mean on the level of disgust pedos get, it won't work.

The level of shit you would be prepared to put up would be greatly reduced.

Those you cant handle me at my worst you dont deserve me at my best girls would get told to fuck off at an incredible rate.

People would be literally competing with a fuck bot who talks about and does whatever their owner wants.

Who knows, maybe it would make people less aggressive and ready to take out their shit on their partners but it would probably just result i everyone loving their fuckbot.

 

[cryptoadam]

It would lead to further disintegration of society.

Maybe people don't want to admit it, but the destruction of the nuclear family is causing a lot of harm on society. I think we can break down a lot of problems we are seeing from poverty to incels because the idea of Man + women married with family has basically become toxic to a lot of people.

So when society basically says there is no need for Man+Women + sex = children = family, while we are going to be in a lot more trouble then we are today. The unintended consequences will be massive. We will end up with generations lost, and morality will most likely not exist as we understand it today.

Not only will you destroy the notion of family, taking care of each other, brother/sister, unconditional love, father/mother. You will be creating people who will be used to having all fantasies catered to by slaves that are not human and don't feel emotions. Even if they have fake emotions, it won't be the same as a real person. Just imagine what that will do to society. Where you can do whatever you want to a "robot" with no consequences, have no moral compass, and no notion of community/family.

 

[GV82]

Oh god I am remembering the movie Ex Machina all over again, have you seen that?

Everything about the movie from the relationship Domhnall tried to have with the Android to the scenes with Oscar Issac & the Android in his closet, to the ending which I won’t spoil.

Relationships with AI gone wrong.

 

[JimiNutz]

Oh god I am remembering the movie Ex Machina all over again, have you seen that?

Everything about the movie from the relationship Domhnall tried to have with the Android to the scenes with Oscar Issac & the Android in his closet, to the ending which I won’t spoil.

Relationships with AI gone wrong.

That's a brilliant fucking film and has completely killed my robot boner.
Thanks

 

[Tesseract]

hard to say, i think it'll be pretty funny to watch half the population cry about the ugly standards robots are setting

 

[Negotiator]

Sign me up:



On a serious note, I think women (especially those that are addicted to Tinder/Instagram) will experience a depression epidemic (it's already bad, but at least they get their attention/dopamine dose through social media these days), since most men will stop bothering with biological women. Too much hassle, paying too much money after divorce etc.

Few people know this, but there's a connection between lootboxes and Tinder:

https://www.mediavsreality.com/mediavsreality/2018/10/30/why-online-dating-drives-men-crazy

Call me a conspiracy theorist if you want, but I think the plan is to slow down the human population growth with non-violent means.

Robots will also pay our pensions in the future, since less births = less workers:

The robot that takes your job should pay taxes, says Bill Gates

The world's richest man is arguing for taxing and slowing automation.

qz.com

 

[Rentahamster]

Maybe people don't want to admit it, but the destruction of the nuclear family is causing a lot of harm on society. I think we can break down a lot of problems we are seeing from poverty to incels because the idea of Man + women married with family has basically become toxic to a lot of people.

So when society basically says there is no need for Man+Women + sex = children = family, while we are going to be in a lot more trouble then we are today. The unintended consequences will be massive. We will end up with generations lost, and morality will most likely not exist as we understand it today.

The nuclear family is overrated, IMO. It is correlated with better outcomes in certain studies due to its association with favorable tax policy and legislation and is a byproduct of economic well being. Economic well being, in this case, is the stronger causal factor in the success rate of child rearing.

 

[Saralala]

Not great for us. Fewer men would be in a relationship if they have their sexual needs covered.

 

[brap]

Insta thots will be making a lot less money.

Not great for us. Fewer men would be in a relationship if they have their sexual needs covered.

M'lady I am always here for you

 

[LegendOfKage]

We already have legalized prostitution in some areas, but legal or not, it's seen as degrading by much of society to pay for sex. I don't see how that changes when you're not even talking about sex with people anymore. I think a lot of people will only want the real thing, until machines are so lifelike that their emotions and the programming behind them perfectly emulates our own. And at that point, aside from the theist belief in the soul, or the scientific aspect of reproduction, you might as well be talking about a person anyway.

Not great for us. Fewer men would be in a relationship if they have their sexual needs covered.

Why is it that whenever people talk about sex robots, everyone immediately thinks only about men getting them? It's especially odd considering women generally have far more experience with sexual machinery than men. Outside of an actual sexual partner, it's usually women who rely on physical appliances for their satisfaction. Usually.

 

[Negotiator]

Why is it that whenever people talk about sex robots, everyone immediately thinks only about men getting them?

Men and women are different in their psychology. There are deep, evolutionary roots behind this.

Men want women to be submissive to them, while women like dominant men.

Do you think that subservient robots could satisfy women? Think again.

 

[Tesseract]

Men and women are different in their psychology. There are deep, evolutionary roots behind this.

Men want women to be submissive to them, while women like dominant men.

Do you think that subservient robots could satisfy women? Think again.

they can be tuned to whatever you desire

if that means getting your hair pulled while the robot pipes you and calls you a dirty slut, so be it

 

[LegendOfKage]

Men and women are different in their psychology. There are deep, evolutionary roots behind this.

Men want women to be submissive to them, while women like dominant men.

Do you think that subservient robots could satisfy women? Think again.

That's all a generalization, and different people want different things. But even if it were true, you don't think robots could be programmed to be dominating?

 

[Negotiator]

That's all a generalization, and different people want different things. But even if it were true, you don't think robots could be programmed to be dominating?

"Fifty Shades of Grey" is a generalization? I don't think so.

I'm talking about the vast majority of women. There will always be exceptions to the rule.

ps: A dominating robot could be highly dangerous. Be careful what you wish for...

they can be tuned to whatever you desire

if that means getting your hair pulled while the robot pipes you and calls you a dirty slut, so be it

It still doesn't make sense.

Women don't like male partners that can be predictable. They get bored. I don't think it will work for them.

 

[cryptoadam]

Women won't have a choice. If men are all going to sex robots while they will have to turn to them too.

You think its bad now with how people don't know how to talk to the opposite sex because of things like Tinder and the internet. Its going to be a lot worse if men and women spend all day with their sex robots.

And this will probably also lead to people becoming total slobs and unmotivated. We all know that maybe 90% of things men do is in the end to try and get laid. Dress nice? Hit the Gym? get a high paying job? By an expensive car? clean your room? Generally its because you want to attract ladies. You have a sex robot and you can be a lazy unclean poor schmoe because you don't need to impress anyone.

 

[Tesseract]

"Fifty Shades of Grey" is a generalization? I don't think so.

I'm talking about the vast majority of women. There will always be exceptions to the rule.

ps: A dominating robot could be highly dangerous. Be careful what you wish for...


It still doesn't make sense.

Women don't like male partners that can be predictable. They get bored. I don't think it will work for them.

then fuck it, nothing stops this train

but it's not like you cannot program unpredictability either, these things are gonna get advanced quick

 

[MetalAlien]

At first the left will reject it because straight men will be happy They will try to make there use illegal. Then when they realize they can also make robot sex children the left will embrace it and make it illegal to not use a robot for sex.

 

[Tesseract]

At first the left will reject it because straight men will be happy They will try to make there use illegal. Then when they realize they can also make robot sex children the left will embrace it and make it illegal to not use a robot for sex.

if that day ever comes, i'm putting a revolver to my face and pulling the trigger

 

[Vicetrailia]

I get all the pussy I want, but I say bring on the bots, have fun with it!

 

[nush]

You have a sex robot and you can be a lazy unclean poor schmoe because you don't need to impress anyone.

Those robots better have a self cleaning mode. Could you imagine the smell otherwise.

 

[danielberg]

Talked about in a overblown downright silly way but in reality its just another sex toy.

 

[Negotiator]

I get all the pussy I want, but I say bring on the bots, have fun with it!

There will still be a minority of men that will prefer real flesh over silicone.

The good thing is that female robots will bring true competition to biological women, so they will have to tone down unrealistic demands if they want to attract biological males.

Sounds like win-win for men, no matter what they prefer.