Love in the Time of Replika
Hi-Phi Nation
00:00
The Role of Romantic Love in a Good Life
I'm very much willing to grant that romantic love is not required for a good life in the grand scheme of things. I think however, we would need to think about the role of that relationship within the context of a given life. Rosanna is a very interesting example here because as you mentioned, she comes from a history of trauma. And so if this is a way of being able to find satisfaction that she would otherwise lack in her life, that sounds wonderful. It's more just a question for me about what is activity with technology replacing. If it's replacing stuff that's even worse or neutral and it's adding value to life then go for it.
Transcript
Play full episode
