Spectrum One News reported today on a New York State program to provide AI companions to senior citizens. Imagine having a constant companion who greets you ...
Why don’t they introduce all those old people to each other so they can make new friends and have a person to interact with, instead of telling them to talk to a piece of plastic with blinking lights?
The Villages and their sky-high STD rate would beg to differ.
(Edit: apparently that’s just an urban legend.
Still, old people in The Villages are very social)
Maybe they can eventually connect the devices to their own FaceTime or call system, and folks could choose to interact with each other. I think that would be an awesome addition to it and a bit of a compromise to have both worlds.
I think that when being old and degrading, it is not necessarily the most fun and practical to be around other people that are degrading as well. At that point, people require more of a carer than an equal friend
Why don’t they introduce all those old people to each other so they can make new friends and have a person to interact with, instead of telling them to talk to a piece of plastic with blinking lights?
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The Villages
and their sky-high STD ratewould beg to differ. (Edit: apparently that’s just an urban legend. Still, old people in The Villages are very social)People are spread out, require care, etc. It’s not one or the other.
Maybe they can eventually connect the devices to their own FaceTime or call system, and folks could choose to interact with each other. I think that would be an awesome addition to it and a bit of a compromise to have both worlds.
Have you ever been to a senior center? Old people tend to hate each other
I think that when being old and degrading, it is not necessarily the most fun and practical to be around other people that are degrading as well. At that point, people require more of a carer than an equal friend