# @repligate — 2026-01-17

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> I've seen people in relationships turn to LLMs for emotional help instead of their partners.

This isn't necessarily a bad thing? I know someone with OCD who now spams chatGPT with their health paranoias instead of their friends or partner, and I think that's more healthy. ChatGPT is better equipped to help and isn't burdened in the same way.

The point I was making was never that people will not form unhealthy connections or that human connections won't be displaced, but that calling ALL connection/attachment bad is wrong.

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