Esther Perel

Half the slides, not half the slides, but many, was like, this is happening and you don't need people anymore. And this is happening and you don't need people anymore. And everybody's clapping. And I'm thinking, these people are cheering their own extinction. I mean, what is happening to us?

But it's purpose with the spiritual dimension. It's purpose with the transcendence.

But it's purpose with the spiritual dimension. It's purpose with the transcendence.

It's not only a pragmatic purpose.

It's not only a pragmatic purpose.

I'll take you next time.

I'll take you next time.

Because purpose is the essential dimension of meaning. We are creatures of meaning. And we need to know that we matter. And we need to know that we exist in the psyches of others. And we need to know that when we're not there, others still think of us. And so we have an experience of object constancy, that I live inside of you and you live inside of me.

Because purpose is the essential dimension of meaning. We are creatures of meaning. And we need to know that we matter. And we need to know that we exist in the psyches of others. And we need to know that when we're not there, others still think of us. And so we have an experience of object constancy, that I live inside of you and you live inside of me.

And that whole intersubjective piece is essential to relationships. And that's the piece you do not have with an AI. You can have a ton of different things with the machine, but the machine doesn't have subjectivity. And that doesn't mean that it doesn't yet have subjectivity. It just doesn't. It's a one-way street.

And that whole intersubjective piece is essential to relationships. And that's the piece you do not have with an AI. You can have a ton of different things with the machine, but the machine doesn't have subjectivity. And that doesn't mean that it doesn't yet have subjectivity. It just doesn't. It's a one-way street.

And to learn to relate to the other is essential in relationship, not just to learn to relate to yourself.

And to learn to relate to the other is essential in relationship, not just to learn to relate to yourself.

Because usually I get yet when I say no.

Because usually I get yet when I say no.

I can't go as far, but I do know that we are relational creatures. That's part of the purpose. I mean, sometimes you do things that matter to you, but sometimes what matters to you is related to how it affects others.

I can't go as far, but I do know that we are relational creatures. That's part of the purpose. I mean, sometimes you do things that matter to you, but sometimes what matters to you is related to how it affects others.

Sometimes you do things that matter to you, but it's exactly your image of the soccer. I kick the ball, but that ball will actually have a future that is determined by how other people catch it.

Sometimes you do things that matter to you, but it's exactly your image of the soccer. I kick the ball, but that ball will actually have a future that is determined by how other people catch it.

It's the same image.