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el_chaquiste t1_j19lsl4 wrote

If we survive the upcoming social turmoil, we are headed towards an age where the ultimate enemy of humankind, loneliness, could be vanquished.

I concur that the biggest cause of mental problems and sociopathy is social isolation. It's even a risk of lifespan reduction. It's known lonely people tend to live less years than married ones.

But AIs could provide us soon with the friends we never had. They will be there, available and ready to help us, sustain and counsel on every moment of our lives, with intelligible voices and memories of shared events.

Of course, it will still be endangered by the comings and goings of their owning companies. Nothing is eternal not even companies. Soon seeing that special assistance go away because its owning company got bought or went bankrupt will be a sentimental hazard.

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AndromedaAnimated t1_j1a4wpu wrote

Main reason for sociopathy is not loneliness. Main reason is physical neglect and abuse. And sometimes physical damage to brain (https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00346/full)

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LevelWriting t1_j1atyog wrote

yeah not just that but it can also be hereditary. even depression and trauma can be passed on through generations. its so fucked up how some are just born into this condition.

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AndromedaAnimated t1_j1bdkl4 wrote

True but this would be called psychopath then. In popular science at least.

More correctly though both sociopaths and psychopaths would be diagnosed as humans with antisocial personality disorder.

And as such it is often hereditary and I agree 100%.

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