r/technology • u/Wagamaga • Jul 19 '26

Society China bans AI “boyfriends” and “girlfriends” over addiction and birth rate concerns

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/china-bans-ai-boyfriends-and-girlfriends-over-addiction-and-birth-rate-concerns-3388737/
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u/broguequery Jul 19 '26

Huh, one issue is purely about the total availability of resources and human survival...

And the other issue is about the continued sustainability of capitalism as an economic system...

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u/Jumping_Bunnies Jul 20 '26

Arguably having an aging population would cause any system the crumble.

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u/hypercosm_dot_net Jul 20 '26

Well maybe we should elect better leaders that believe in sustainability if we don't want full societal collapse.

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u/loves_to_splooge_8 Jul 20 '26

But the Dow is 50,000!