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The age of AI companionship is here. We are not ready for it.

3+ hour, 56+ min ago   (599+ words) American society is built on a quiet assumption: Freedom requires preparation. We structure development through thresholds. At 16, you can drive. At 18, you can buy tobacco. At 21, you can drink. These ages are socially constructed, shaped by history, culture and collective…...