I agree. I think it could improve the ways we socialize on the internet even if it destroys the magic of knowing you're talking to a real random person somewhere.

k00b

I can see that now. I should have spent more time zooming-in on the social side. I think your conclusion is astute. 

But even insular conversations can still scale and bring more value than we see today. Potentially less _visible_ spam, fewer distractions & more meaningful conversations could germinate.

davidw

Will AI end the social internet?

I don't think we disagree based on this comment. I'm not arguing AI is bad or even that AI is bad for the internet. I'd argue the opposite. 

I'm mostly saying it's bad for the social internet of the kind we currently have. Social interactions on the internet will turn super insular if my thinking holds up. (And I'm not saying that's bad either ... just different.)