“Information age technology, globalization, and income inequality are causing an exponential rise in the percentage of men who cannot find success in the traditional sexual marketplace.”
– Art critic
Ben Davis, citing the bleak white paper of
Lush AI to illustrate the corrosive business model of AI companionship. Rather than addressing the “soul-sucking” economic stagnation identified as a driver of loneliness and disconnection, it presents “‘incel’ culture as a lucrative business opportunity.”
