• Talcosis@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    I think there is benefit to society in creating alternatives to parasocial relationships with chat bots.

    Until then, I see this as somewhat analogous to fighting ADHD by banning Adderall. Yeah, the drugs aren’t good for you, but the lack of them is worse.

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      1 day ago

      But on the other hand, crack is also not good for you. I think a society where crack is banned is probably better than one where it is abundant

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        And yet, cocaine is schedule 2 in the US, with legitimate medical uses primarily in pediatric emergency medicine.

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            And in an ideal world, kids don’t get head injuries and don’t get cocaine smeared on them. But we don’t live in that world.