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You Are Not Your Own Substack

The Digital Allure of Being Attended To

On Only Fans, AI Chatbots, and our need for attention

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O. Alan Noble
Jan 24, 2025
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Ever since I wrote this article for The Gospel Coalition last month, I’ve been wrestling with the implications of people turning to AI Chatbots for friendship or, even more distressingly, romantic relationships, and what that means about our social fabric. I can’t help but feel that this is a bigger concern th…

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