Men are turning to AI for mental health support, finding digital confidants where traditional therapy falls short.

A profound relational revolution is underway, not orchestrated by tech developers but driven by users themselves. Many of the 400 million weekly users of ChatGPT are seeking more than just assistance with emails or information on food safety; they are looking for emotional support.

“Therapy and companionship” have emerged as two of the most frequent applications for generative AI globally, according to the Harvard Business Review. This trend marks a significant, unplanned pivot in how people interact with technology.

  • piyuv@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2169·
    5 months ago

    Or “men would rather talk to superpowered autocorrect rather than sharing their feelings with family and friends”

    • Flickerby@lemmy.zipEnglish
      624·
      5 months ago

      This response is why men feel scared and uncomfortable opening up. You are a part of the problem. For your male family members’ sake, I hope you check in on them instead of just being sexist online.

      • piyuv@lemmy.worldEnglish
        969·
        5 months ago

        Men feel scared and uncomfortable because they’re afraid to be told they were wrong to hide their feelings?

            • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.worldEnglish
              131·
              5 months ago

              .

              amen to all this. i really started removing ‘leftists’ people from my life and it was like… so much better because so much of their entity message is just this weird revenge/hate pron against straight white men, and men in general. when ironically, the people they should be angry at are the wealthy… but honestly most of these ‘leftists’ I’ve known were trust fund kids… so that tells you right there why they would never rag on the wealthy…

              normal well adjusted people don’t hate anyone or blame anyone for their problems. but for some reason it’s become mainstream A-OK to say horrible awful shit about men that would you get you banned/shitcanned/ostracized if you said ti about anyone else. esp in liberal/left groupthink.

              it’s entire the same discourse as neoNazis and all that too… just replace jew/black with white straight men.

            • Flickerby@lemmy.zipEnglish
              10·
              5 months ago

              I’m here to talk if you need an ear man, I understand you and it sounds like you’ve been through your own personal brand of shit

              Edit: Made a com where you can talk more freely without judgement /c/reprieve@lemmy.zip

        • Flickerby@lemmy.zipEnglish
          271·
          5 months ago

          If you really honestly don’t understand why what you said was horrible I’m willing to have a conversation with you if you want to DM me to talk about it. For starters, men feel scared and uncomfortable because their serious problems will get made light of just like you did. Or told to “man up”. Which I imagine was on the tip of your tongue

    • TimewornTraveler@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      29·
      5 months ago

      yeah they are definitely making dumb choices. it’s probably not because they’re all just dumb though. they probably have a lot of external factors pushing them towards that decision.

      for example, many discussions tend to find ways to blame and shame them instead of responding with empathy. sort of like this comment. what benefit do you think you get by reframing things to blame the men here?

    • biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      5 months ago

      Have you considered the fact that most of the time, even when people “want to hear mens issues”, they reject them and tell them to man up? Maybe “superpowered autocorrect” could be a vector to nourish this severe lack of openness?

      Personally I use AI for this purpose, mostly because it accepts me for who I am and provides genuine advice that has actually helped me improve my life, rather than the people around me saying that I should “put more effort into things”, or “it’s just in your head”.

      It’s not “lone wolfing” to stop telling the people who’ve rejected your concerns about your feelings and issues, it’s just the act of not wasting time on those who don’t care.