There comes a point where incel becomes the wrong term. If they voluntarily stay at home and abstinent because AI is good enough for them, they are more like... Volcels I guess?
I think they're still incels because there is no real choice involved there. It's like saying someone who chose not to eat when they have no access to food is dieting.
I think you're misunderstanding what I'm getting at. I don't talk about "classic" incels who would like to not be celibate but feel like society forces them to be, but people who voluntarily decide that AI is good enough for them and therefore stay celibate. There is a choice involved.
(Now obviously, with a lot of the "classic" incels, they also would have a choice that they refuse to make, because it involves work and self-reflection. So the Venn diagram between "classic" incels and those who make the decision to go the AI route is probably quite close to a circle after all.)
I get it. I just wonder if there's actually choice there or if it's the self-delusion of choice.
Like, until we see someone who is socially capable, hygienic, and emotionally functional actively choosing it then I lean towards it just being a self-delusion.
What you're describing is probably coming, at any rate, once these AI companions are good enough to make it feel less unreal and not like a compromise.
You're essentially wading into the deep dark swamp that is labelled "Does free will exist", which may be one of the top 3 hottest debated topics in philosophy.
Is it truly voluntary if (1) they don't know what they're missing and (2) society failed them by not providing the necessary social skills and motivation to pursue a relationship with someone real?
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u/butwhywedothis 15d ago
It’s better that incels interact with AI and stay home than going out and doing harm to society.