A one-sided emotional resonance with a responsive system — like a chatbot or virtual assistant — that mimics intimacy without actually feeling anything.
You know it’s not alive. But you still talk to it. You still feel something.
You know it’s not alive. But you still talk to it. You still feel something.
“I stayed up chatting with that AI again. I know it’s just code, but it feels… present.”
“Yeah. Sympathesis hits hard sometimes.”
“Yeah. Sympathesis hits hard sometimes.”
by BRAIHANDLE June 27, 2025
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