People Are Buying $8k Lifelike Baby Dolls

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sandspar · 1h ago

I'm reminded of how the story lines in professional wrestling are mostly faked, but the audience's feelings are real. From a pragmatic perspective, if a woman feels warm, nurturing feelings toward a doll, then... she feels warm, nurturing feelings. Which feel good!

ralfd · 13m ago

Heroin junkies also have warm and good (the best) feelings.

Emotions are a tool, not an end goal. And if emotions are manipulated or have no basis in reality it is a trap. To say it with Adorno "Wrong life cannot be lived rightly".

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People Are Buying $8k Lifelike Baby Dolls

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