I personally think you massively underestimate the dangers posed by such relationships. We are not talking about people living healthy well-adjusted lives but choosing not to have any intimate relationships with other humans. We’re talking about a severely addictive drug, perhaps on the level of some of the most physiologically addictive substances we know of today. Think social media addiction but with the obsession and emotions we associate with a romantic crush, then multiply it by one hundred.
I personally think you massively underestimate the dangers posed by such relationships. We are not talking about people living healthy well-adjusted lives but choosing not to have any intimate relationships with other humans. We’re talking about a severely addictive drug, perhaps on the level of some of the most physiologically addictive substances we know of today. Think social media addiction but with the obsession and emotions we associate with a romantic crush, then multiply it by one hundred.