How Ai chatbots are the result of lost human connection.

Of course, that's not true in all cases, and sometimes people need some creative juice, but I'm talking about when people use them as a coping mechanism. 

Now, is it bad using chatbots as a coping mechanism? No, absolutely not, and there's no shame in it. What I want to shed light on is why it has become this way in the first place. 

Through the evolution of social media, the growing social norms and the growing desire to "fit in," I feel like a lot of people are staring to lose their spark, just so they wouldn't be called weird or cringe. And as time passes, especially with younger generations, we begin to develop a personality and an identity behind our screens that we tend to lose ourselves in the real world, and in real social interactions. When you think about the way you text your friends, or comment on videos, or make jokes online, do you ever find yourself acting that same way when you're away from your screen? 

Studies have shown there's a growing sense of loneliness in youth, and while I'm not intirely educated on that topic, I feel like, again, social media and the overconsumption of it is part of the cause. And I don't mean to sound like a "phone=bad" person, far from it. I feel like the evolution of this technology is amazing, and it helps us connect to each other easier, but as much as it helps, it also helps bring us apart. 

Sometimes, when this growing sense of loneliness and misunderstanding grows, you look for the easier and safe route; talking to Ai, the one that always gets you, the one that always laughs as your jokes, that never makes fun of you, that's always there for you; the perfect person. We have lost connections with each other that the only way for some people to find a sense of comfort is through a machine designed to study what the person is saying to spit out the perfect response. People have started to bottle up their feelings, tending to feel like they're burdening the other person, or that they'll never understand them, or that their feelings aren't valid to be talked about. 

But what went wrong? I have no clue to be honest, but I'd love to know the answer. 

I kind of need to end this on useful information or good piece of advise but I don't have anything ;¬; all I wanted was to share was my opinion on the topic, and if you have anything you'd like to share or add please feel free to! I'd love to read it. Also I apologise this paragraph is all over the place, I have a problem with arranging my thoughts :/