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Special Report: Robot Sex Dolls are Evil (… this is why.)
Okay… This was is a doozy. Check out this quote from a short article that was published by The Daily Star on February 16, 2019.
An emerging sexual identity known as “digisexuality” is said to be gaining traction among open-minded youngsters in Britain, Japan, Russia and the United States.
Research by academics Neil McArthur and Markie Twist, who co-authored a paper titled “The Rise of Digisexuality”, suggests the trend is becoming more commonplace.
These digisexuals are forgoing humans in favour of intimate, and even sexual, relationships with advanced computer software and lifelike robots, according to Markie and McArthur.
So, how do you feel about that? I think the trend and movements like it mark the end of all humanity. Sound bizarre? Hear me out.
The whole idea of sex with robots does not compute with me, pun intended. That being said, I can understand why some people choose it as an alternative. No, not for the thrills or to satiate some perverse curiosity; but because loneliness is a very real issue in modern society. For example, did you know that 3 in 4 Americans struggle with loneliness, to one degree or another? Senior researcher Dr. Dilip Jeste, a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience with the University of California, San Diego has been studying the loneliness epidemic. Here are some of his findings.
Dr. Jeste observed that loneliness peaked at certain points in a person’s life, during the late 20’s, mid-50’s and late 80’s..
- The late 20s are a time when people are making choices that will affect the rest of their lives, such as their career, their choice of life partner and where they will settle. “It really puts a lot of responsibility on you,” Jeste said. “It’s a really difficult period. And when you compare yourself to others, you might feel you aren’t doing as well as your peers.”
- The mid-50s are when people tend to experience a mid-life crisis, as signs of aging highlight the fact that their time on Earth is limited. “You see some of your friends dying, sometimes family members,” Jeste said. “You become aware of your mortality for the first time.”
- The late 80s are a time of increased helplessness. Half of people at this age have dementia, and their physical abilities are in decline. “Often you’ve lost your spouse, and you don’t have many people left around you, either family or friends,” Jeste said.
So, all that being said, are robots, really, the best way to cure loneliness? Several companies seem to think so; you certainly notice it in the elderly care space. For example, Japan has been experimenting with robots in assisted care living for the elderly. The Robobear is a robot designed to scoop elderly folks from their beds and deposit them in a wheelchair. The Care-O-Bot has been deployed in a number of German assisted living facilities. It is able to ferry food and drinks to residents from the kitchen as well as keep them entertained by playing memory games to help keep their minds sharp. And the robot – ElliQ tracks its users pill regimen and connects them to family, friends, and medical professionals through video calls and social media. It also acts as a companion. From what I have seen, these solutions make sense. After all, there is a shortage of careworkers worldwide. Yet, as I consider this, from a global perspective, there is no shortage of people to have sex with. Sure, it may be challenging connecting with the right person for you, nonetheless there are a lot of people out there. So, why sex with robots? For a while, I just did not understand then, I had an epiphany.
If you were to ask a millennial if they would have sex with a robot, there is a 27% chance they would say “yes,” according to Havas, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. I suppose some of that 27% are members of the the digisexual trend I mentioned at the beginning of this article. So, if there is already a market for digisexuals, people open to relationships and sexual intimacy with robots, why wouldn’t human traffickers focus on this as a viable alternative to kidnapping innocent children? Its legal, has low financial risk and high profits. Case in point…
Lumidolls is a robot sex brothel. It was founded in 2017 by a group by Spanish entrepreneurs from Barcelona seeking to capitalise on the expanding market for sex dolls and robots. The opening of the first Lumidolls venue, just off Barcelona’s famous La Rambla boulevard, opened in February 2017. By the end of April, 2017, Lumidolls opened a second franchise in Moscow after striking an agreement with Russian investors keen to export the brand to the city. Today, they have brothels in four countries.
Umm… wow.
If you were to ask the Sexdoll makers what were the benefits of their products beyond gratification, they are quick to say that their products provide a mental health benefit, promote safe sex or therapy for people with companionship issues. They could also alleviate social isolation. And they would say all of that with little scientific research to back it up. (I found one study referenced here. I also found one that said the exact opposite.) But for argument’s sake, let’s assume that sex dolls are rewarding beyond personal gratification. Do those rewards outweigh the consequences? I think not.
What if people became so used to having sex with robots that they forget how to have a traditional relationship with another human being? Or worse yet, refuse to be intimate with another human being altogether. It can happen. Case in point…
Once upon a time on Reddit, a social news and discussion website, there was a community called MGTOW, or Men Going Their Own Way. Their first rule? Abandoning all romantic relationships with women. More than 15,000 readers were subscribed to the MGTOW page which declared it was for “men going our own way by forging our own identities and paths to self-defined success; cutting through collective ideas of what a man is.” The forum was later banned from Reddit for hate speech and inciting violence, according to Newsweek. If you do a web search for MGTOW, you will find several websites supporting their philosophy. And despite their alleged hatred for women (they see themselves standing up for men’s rights rather than hating women), homosexuality isn’t accepted, either.” In other words, and this is what I think this movement is inferring, who needs women? I have my brothers for companionship and sex workers (or robots) for sexual gratification. (This is only my initial impression. I admit to being ignorant on their philosophy beyond what I related.)
Could sex robots stop human trafficking? Possibly. Yet, the widespread use of sex bots could bring about an even bigger issue – the end of humanity. And just in case you think I’m joking, Japan’s birth-rate fell below one million in 2017 (and another record low in 2020), a trend that has partially been blamed on the rise of sex dolls by some demography experts. A 2018 documentary by RT, titled “Substitutes” explores the concerning trend of Japanese men opting for sex dolls instead of women and how it fuels “a national mood of loneliness and alienation.” I highly recommend checking it out. In a nutshell, the message is this, people are having less sex and as a result, there is a declining birthrate in Japan and that’s a problem. In fact, in the documentary, Kanako Amano, of the NLI Research Institute is quoted as saying, “The Japanese are at a crossroads, facing the threat of extinction.”
Okay, let’s jump 15 minutes into the future and sexbots are in the mainstream. What then? What about all the issues I brought up? What could be done to save humanity! Well…
- Psychologists could help people come to grips with how human relationships traditionally work.
- People of faith could steer people to a greater morality that would promote the sanctity of marriage, celebrate monogamy and the rewards of fatherhood.
- Hollywood and Pop Culture could assist as well by sending messages along that same theme.
- I imagine that the education system could step in and offer more classes like “An Introduction to Dating” which is an actual college level course at Dongguk University in South Korea.
- Umm… that’s all I can think of, for now.
I think it would take a unified effort of all these things to change the global culture and greatly reduce, if not eradicate, the growing popularity of sexbots. I would like to think that the demise of humanity would be a big enough incentive. But, I could be wrong. What do you think?
Jim
P.S. I produced a video on this topic a few years back. If you want additional insights on this topic, check it out.
P.P.S. If robot sex goes mainstream, how long before the robots begin demanding rights? Hmm… maybe something to consider for a future special report?
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