Siri Won’t Help You Move a Couch or Post Bail

Earlier this month, I heard about Meta planning to roll out AI Chatbot friends to cure loneliness. Mark Zuckerberg stated, "The average American has, I think it's fewer than three friends, and the average person has demand for meaningfully more." ¹

That's not going to cut it. It's a facsimile of what you need. You need a handful of good friends you can call at 3AM and they come.

I'm going to tell you the story of my best friend. I met him online, and our families met in real life. We took trips to DragonCon in Atlanta.

During my first year, I rode with him and his son. Back then, he had a drinking problem. I became the de facto designated driver.