It’s kinda funny that the narrative for a very long time was that the main beneficiaries of AI companions would be lonely men. Yet here we are. Guess who’s going to benefit when life-sized sex robots are mainstream?

Oh please, the food industry has been doing this for a long time by adding sugar to everything.

The “reborn community” has been trying to understand why such an intense backlash has emerged against a type of collecting that has existed in Brazil since at least the early 2000s.

It’s called scapegoating. I guess transphobia wasn’t enough for Brazil.

“Adult men can collect action figures or play video games without raising eyebrows. But adult women are not allowed the luxury of entertainment,” she said.

That’s absolutely not true. Gamers were looked down upon before videos games reached mainstream acceptance. Even now some people, especially the older generation, are still prejudiced against gamers. Collecting action figures is still niche and will definitely draw some ire. Hell, even adults collecting plushies is a problem for some.

“I know artists who have been crying all day because they can’t bear to open their social media and be insulted on every video and photo they post. And to me, this reaction boils down to hate – people just want something to hate,” she said.

Exactly.