> Is this like when people in the past said the postal system couldn't ever replace visiting someone, and that the telephone would never replace letters, and that chat apps couldn't beat a phone call..
This is a very dumb argument and a false analogy.
> The idea that people in tech _wouldn't_ come up with apps that try to fix the lonely people ... is ridiculous.
You're absolutely correct here. But that doesn't mean those apps will actually work or achieve their publicly stated goals.
Also "fix" lonely people? What the fuck? And you want to pretend to criticize behavior modification?
This is a very dumb argument and a false analogy.
> The idea that people in tech _wouldn't_ come up with apps that try to fix the lonely people ... is ridiculous.
You're absolutely correct here. But that doesn't mean those apps will actually work or achieve their publicly stated goals.
Also "fix" lonely people? What the fuck? And you want to pretend to criticize behavior modification?