Honestly this is more concerning to me than making me want to make fun of them. These people may be crazy, but they’ve formed an emotional attachment to something attempting to simulate a human, that’s normal human behavior, done to an abnormal degree. These people are clearly struggling against the alienation in our society and seeking the comfort they can in a way that doesn’t hurt anyone. I can sympathize with that, it’s no different to me than hikkomori or a nerdy guy who’s gotten too into a hobby because he’s given up on finding a girlfriend or close friendships.

Maybe seeing them express feeling the need to hide what they’re doing and going through to avoid mockery just hits me deep in the traumatic personal experiences.

Like, I really don’t think this is a healthy coping mechanism, and I think they’re opening themselves up to a lot of unnecessary vulnerability, but I suspect mockery will only further alienate them.