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RE: Virtual reality girlfriend
October 15, 2016 at 10:40 pm
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(October 15, 2016 at 8:06 pm)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: (October 15, 2016 at 7:53 pm)Macoleco Wrote: Talking too harsh towards your fellow otaku friends. Ane even if you think this is for losers, it is not.
Having a real partner or not does not define how successful you are.
It's giving up on human interaction that makes them a failure, not whether they end up with a partner. That's my problem with these people.
That's a really rude thing to say about people who I'm sure are not really affecting you negatively.
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RE: Virtual reality girlfriend
October 15, 2016 at 10:43 pm
(October 15, 2016 at 10:29 pm)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: (October 15, 2016 at 10:25 pm)Moros Synackaon Wrote: Provided they keep to themselves, what stake do you have in such people? Does their lack of socialization have an impact on your quality of life?
As I said before, they tend to get lumped in with us normal otaku. And they reflect very poorly on our little corner of geekdom. And I'd rather they'd either simply shut up, or detach from the anime community completely.
Normal? Who's deciding that?
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RE: Virtual reality girlfriend
October 16, 2016 at 12:28 pm
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Chances are Quill, a virtual girlfriend can be "better" and more healthy -as- a girlfriend than you can....for someone, somewhere. Countless women spend their time daydreaming about the man of their dreams...allow the "basement dwellers" of the world the same courtesy.
No reason to be pissy just because they cut you out of the equation. Welcome to a man's world. 
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RE: Virtual reality girlfriend
October 16, 2016 at 2:02 pm
(October 16, 2016 at 12:28 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Chances are Quill, a virtual girlfriend can be "better" and more healthy -as- a girlfriend than you can....for someone, somewhere. Countless women spend their time daydreaming about the man of their dreams...allow the "basement dwellers" of the world the same courtesy.
No reason to be pissy just because they cut you out of the equation. Welcome to a man's world. All I'm saying is be happy with computer girl. Don't keep complaining after you have the the thing.
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RE: Virtual reality girlfriend
October 16, 2016 at 7:55 pm
People keep complaining with a "real" girl too...cmon, it's pretty much a human birthright, lol.
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RE: Virtual reality girlfriend
October 16, 2016 at 10:55 pm
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For the mild or the major Hikikomori's or social recluse's , this is good solution to being able to interact in a more personally with woman. I'm a fan of this concept and it's one of the most interesting use's of VR I've seen. It does have a sad concept but, hey VR people can't hurt you unless their programed to be able to. We need to face facts here, with the internet has a species were able to use this wonderful technology to isolate and protect ourselves from emotional and physical harm. If you follow any anime or manga your probably familiar with Chobits or the pet girl of Sakurasou. In both of these anime's, in that realm the technology of physical digital assistance's. I know that are technology is no where close to the following,
Maid-Chan, is a fictional automated computer response program, which can handle all your communications for you while your busy doing something like watching T.V or your on your computer and do want to be disturbed If they were ever able to get the program to has functional as in the manga or the anime, those of who are more Hikikomori's or social recluse's, would not have to deal people nearly as much. The closet we have we is the automated text response. I use mine quite and bit, it comes in handy when dealing with people, the message i use is "I'm currently too preoccupied to read your text message or take your phone call. If a time slot opens up, I'll be able to receive your message and respond. Have a great day and thank you for texting or calling me."
If i had maid-Chan, the messages, emails, or phone calls could hypothetical reply in a nano second of the message or call being revived.
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RE: Virtual reality girlfriend
October 16, 2016 at 11:10 pm
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(October 15, 2016 at 10:29 pm)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: (October 15, 2016 at 10:25 pm)Moros Synackaon Wrote: Provided they keep to themselves, what stake do you have in such people? Does their lack of socialization have an impact on your quality of life?
As I said before, they tend to get lumped in with us normal otaku. And they reflect very poorly on our little corner of geekdom. And I'd rather they'd either simply shut up, or detach from the anime community completely.
We have to take the good and bad with being an otaku, we have a lot of good and a lot bad in our community. It's the cos-players I've never understood at all. The loli's
and shotas makes far more sense then cos-players.
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RE: Virtual reality girlfriend
October 16, 2016 at 11:19 pm
(October 15, 2016 at 11:18 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Seems pretty unhealthy to me. You're substituting people for something on a computer screen. In doing so you are discouraged from going out and building real relationships with real people. Furthermore, someone who becomes really involved in this may establish some unrealistic expectations for any future girlfriend they may have. The "girl" on the computer is always there specifically and only for you, and always perfect, and never needs anything from you, and never fights with or argues with or challenges you. Real girls have lives and needs and personalities of their own.
I'm on the opposite end of on this if it makes you happy go on and do it.
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RE: Virtual reality girlfriend
October 16, 2016 at 11:34 pm
(October 16, 2016 at 11:19 pm)dyresand Wrote: (October 15, 2016 at 11:18 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Seems pretty unhealthy to me. You're substituting people for something on a computer screen. In doing so you are discouraged from going out and building real relationships with real people. Furthermore, someone who becomes really involved in this may establish some unrealistic expectations for any future girlfriend they may have. The "girl" on the computer is always there specifically and only for you, and always perfect, and never needs anything from you, and never fights with or argues with or challenges you. Real girls have lives and needs and personalities of their own.
I'm on the opposite end of on this if it makes you happy go on and do it.
I second that dyresand, makes all the sense in the world to me. The customer base who would buy this are not causing harm to anyone. An added benefit would be fan development , look at Second life for example. That program sparked so much user created content that it became a massive online store. If a user developed a thong-bikini skin for the character to wear, he or she could sell it for a fair price. This technology could also become a major player in the next evolution of pornography. But, it does have it's con's. What if a user developed a rape mod? Would that increase a person's odds of committing an actual real rape?
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RE: Virtual reality girlfriend
October 17, 2016 at 12:12 am
Well, I do believe Virtual Reality as we have seen it in SAO will become real eventually. Actually, the reason I study electrical engineering is exactly for this.
Imagine the possibilities. Pornography would become like having sex for real. Even with lolis, and shotas. Would it be moral? They are not real after all. Maybe, pedophiles could be satisfied with this technology and not rape real kids.
In any case, if this game makes you happy, then go for it. But if it makes you feel worse, dont use it.
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