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Well, we can agree that these AI companions are like drugs. But mentally and physically healthy people statistically tend to resist consuming them. So if these virtual soul mates are so popular, then it clearly shows existence of problems in society.

So, government basically tries to cure the symptoms of a problem rather than curing the causes.

Declining social and economic conditions affect birthrates more than this.

This can be related to any calls or even watching a YouTube video without a headphones.