Dr. Alok Kanojia

AI girlfriends, I'm going to ask you about that in a little bit. But then it's also like, well, actually, our brains still need relationships to stay healthy. And if you're only getting AI relationships or online relationships, it's kind of like diet soda, right? Like your brain still thinks it's sweet, but it's not really doing the thing for you that the sugar does.

AI girlfriends, I'm going to ask you about that in a little bit. But then it's also like, well, actually, our brains still need relationships to stay healthy. And if you're only getting AI relationships or online relationships, it's kind of like diet soda, right? Like your brain still thinks it's sweet, but it's not really doing the thing for you that the sugar does.

AI girlfriends, I'm going to ask you about that in a little bit. But then it's also like, well, actually, our brains still need relationships to stay healthy. And if you're only getting AI relationships or online relationships, it's kind of like diet soda, right? Like your brain still thinks it's sweet, but it's not really doing the thing for you that the sugar does.

Not that sugar is good for you, but relationships, it's like, I feel like I have friends because I talk with these people on Reddit all day. And it's like, well, yeah, but they're not there for you. If so,

Not that sugar is good for you, but relationships, it's like, I feel like I have friends because I talk with these people on Reddit all day. And it's like, well, yeah, but they're not there for you. If so,

Not that sugar is good for you, but relationships, it's like, I feel like I have friends because I talk with these people on Reddit all day. And it's like, well, yeah, but they're not there for you. If so,

I feel like I've heard about this in the context of Romanian communist orphanages where the nurses just never had the time to even change the kids because there were so many. Yeah. And it was like run by three nuns had like 60,000 orphans, you know, to take care of. And there's all these like they don't have any money.

I feel like I've heard about this in the context of Romanian communist orphanages where the nurses just never had the time to even change the kids because there were so many. Yeah. And it was like run by three nuns had like 60,000 orphans, you know, to take care of. And there's all these like they don't have any money.

I feel like I've heard about this in the context of Romanian communist orphanages where the nurses just never had the time to even change the kids because there were so many. Yeah. And it was like run by three nuns had like 60,000 orphans, you know, to take care of. And there's all these like they don't have any money.

So it's just like the kids are like soiled for the whole day and that they're not picked up, cuddled, nothing. And they ended up with much higher levels of mental illness and damage than other kids.

So it's just like the kids are like soiled for the whole day and that they're not picked up, cuddled, nothing. And they ended up with much higher levels of mental illness and damage than other kids.

So it's just like the kids are like soiled for the whole day and that they're not picked up, cuddled, nothing. And they ended up with much higher levels of mental illness and damage than other kids.

What I what I find interesting about this is, well, it's super insightful, but also there's this current. trend of everything is just habit change right so you know guys like James Clear friend of mine love that guy really good content and topics and game changers for a lot of people however I think for a lot of this stuff habit change is kind of a red herring because

What I what I find interesting about this is, well, it's super insightful, but also there's this current. trend of everything is just habit change right so you know guys like James Clear friend of mine love that guy really good content and topics and game changers for a lot of people however I think for a lot of this stuff habit change is kind of a red herring because

What I what I find interesting about this is, well, it's super insightful, but also there's this current. trend of everything is just habit change right so you know guys like James Clear friend of mine love that guy really good content and topics and game changers for a lot of people however I think for a lot of this stuff habit change is kind of a red herring because

Me doing it, let's say I'm playing video games for 18 hours a day. I live in my parents' basement. I have gone, I dropped out of school. I went nowhere in my career. I'm not moving forward. It's not like, oh, I have bad habits that I need to break. Like this is beyond that. This is not just like I need to quit video games. There's other things going on here.

Me doing it, let's say I'm playing video games for 18 hours a day. I live in my parents' basement. I have gone, I dropped out of school. I went nowhere in my career. I'm not moving forward. It's not like, oh, I have bad habits that I need to break. Like this is beyond that. This is not just like I need to quit video games. There's other things going on here.

Me doing it, let's say I'm playing video games for 18 hours a day. I live in my parents' basement. I have gone, I dropped out of school. I went nowhere in my career. I'm not moving forward. It's not like, oh, I have bad habits that I need to break. Like this is beyond that. This is not just like I need to quit video games. There's other things going on here.

I don't want to put words in James' mouth. He's not selling habit change like, by the way, everything that's wrong with your life is because you have bad habits. He's not doing that. But I think a lot of people are kind of like, I bought Atomic Habits and now I'm going to get out of this basement and not be depressed anymore. It's like, whoa. I don't know about that.

I don't want to put words in James' mouth. He's not selling habit change like, by the way, everything that's wrong with your life is because you have bad habits. He's not doing that. But I think a lot of people are kind of like, I bought Atomic Habits and now I'm going to get out of this basement and not be depressed anymore. It's like, whoa. I don't know about that.