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Love in the Time of Replika

Hi-Phi Nation

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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.

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