AI companionship may follow online dating's path from taboo to normal
r0ck3t23 · x · 2026-10-03
The author argues attachment to AI companions is natural—humans bond with cars, fictional characters, and animals. Drawing an analogy to online dating (39% of US heterosexual couples who met in 2017 met online), he contends the tech didn't change, the stigma did. Once talking to an AI that remembers and understands you stops feeling weird, AI attachment will shift from fringe behavior to a normal part of life—and that's when the market gets much bigger.
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