"Cloud Girlfriend" Provides Users With Fake Facebook Mate

[lacktheknack]

This is just ONE reason why I have never, do not, and NEVER WILL have a facebook page. NO one gives two craps about you or your cutsie wootsie wubby dubby. Gag me.

OT: This made me laugh so hard when I read it. I can't wait to see the trickle of stories of people suing the company due to ruined social lives from revelations that their girlfriend is a cloud of pixels...

 

[vxicepickxv]

My companion cube will never talk back to me. My companion cube will never leave me.

 

[Jack and Calumon]

Calumon: It's sad because it's true. He goes off with her and leaves me behind. At least he told me, unlike Jeri... : (

Aww, I'll always be here for you little guy. Come ride with me in this completely innocent white van, we'll go have fun while he's away.

<3

You know what? Maybe you could be Calumon's playmate! Why that shag carpeting in the van looks wonderful, and the lovely cloth hammocks.

Say, where'd I put my lighter?


Calumon: I'm happy here, thanks! O.O'

 

[Scorched_Cascade]

Because being single is only one step away from being gay, or somesuch other drivel.

Spoiler: Or, to have this explained in the form of a song

I understand that society says guys are supposed to have various attractive female playthings to boss about, but really...nah, I guess I shouldn't be too surprised at this.

Oh, right the article says that if people think you have one perfect girlfriend, other perfect girlfriends will offer yourself to you so you have a set, I guess. And then presumably murder you when they find out you've been lying.

Ha nice song reminds me of:

Spoiler: For those who have had messy breakups NOT those who's girlfriends are sick, injured or dying but still loving

I really don't get the whole "oh no what if people find out I'm not in a relationship" thing and the whole making a girl/guy jealous by interacting with a bot is just...twisted.

I approve of comedy and prank purposes though.

 

[teebeeohh]

i need to take a shower, like now

 

[Nautical Honors Society]

I see this becoming a Hollywood movie, dude become so self consumed with this fake girl, he perceives her as real. Then the hard reality hits him... but then at the end, the programmer of the girl turns out to be holding the conversations with him instead of letting the program take over, they live happily ever after...

And copyright Jack and Calu... OH HEY!

OT: Okay, this is a sad idea, and yes, breaks Facebook terms of use.

I would also like to say my girlfriend is real. Completely. I know she has no photos of herself, but she's camera shy. She is real!

Calumon: It's sad because it's true. He goes off with her and leaves me behind. At least he told me, unlike Jeri... : (

Really off topic, but when I first came on this site like a year ago I always saw you posting like this...at first I found it odd.

But now I look forward to your posts because they are really nice and make me "d'awww".

So...yea. ~pats Calumon~

OT: Yea this whole thing makes me sick. People gotta get out more.

 

[Thaluikhain]

OT: This made me laugh so hard when I read it. I can't wait to see the trickle of stories of people suing the company due to ruined social lives from revelations that their girlfriend is a cloud of pixels...

Oh...signing someone else up for a fake FB girlfriend without them knowing?

Eh, whatever happened to making up fake accounts? Don't people do that anyone for the games?

(Isn't it going to be a bit obvious when the fake girlfriend's FB friends are all other fake girlfriends?)

 

[Andy of Comix Inc]

...what the... whyisthiseven I don't...

...this will reduce people to manics. You'll see. The thing that got to me was "create your perfect girlfriend. That takes it well beyond just "try and see!" territory, into full-blown creepy perverted nightmare. This is sex robot creepy.

 

[dropZero]

I see this becoming a Hollywood movie, dude become so self consumed with this fake girl, he perceives her as real. Then the hard reality hits him... but then at the end, the programmer of the girl turns out to be holding the conversations with him instead of letting the program take over, they live happily ever after...

Dude...you totally shouldn't have posted that. You should have kept it to yourself, written a script, and sent it to a Hollywood agent because that is freakin gold right there! And if Hollywood doesn't go for it, it would probably make a decent quirky indie film.

 

[Gigano]

I don't know whether to be amused or appalled. So I'll go with ampulled.

I suppose it's not utterly different from generally getting emotionally invested fictional characters, but there's just way too much Pygmalion control freakishness going on here for my comfort zone (though it's still a step or two above this [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_214/6358-Artificial-Thrills]).

Nothing unethical about it; It's just... sad in some way, as I doubt "cloud girlfriend" was the preferred choice anyone who choose to get this wanted to make.

If it was their primary preference though, good on them. Different strokes and all.

 

[DragonsAteMyMarbles]

What.

Are they making a concerted effort to remove all the incredibly desperate people from the gene pool? Is this how we're going to combat overpopulation?

Who the smeg thought this would be a good idea?!

 

[Eleima]

That's really quite creepy, I bet there would be numerous flaws with each girl

Bloke: I love you
Lady: I will always love you. MEMORY DELETED

Ooh, Futurama reference IIRC!

I really think this is sad. Pitifully sad. Especially the "make the real girl you truly want to go out with jealous". One of two thongs will happen, either said real girl will give up you, thinking you're already attached, or she wasn't interested in the first place, and she won't care a bit.

Really sad... (like we needed something else to support the "gamers and geeks are sad, lonely dweebs" stereotype)

 

[feauxx]

this is very sad.

or pretty ffing hilarious
i'd sign up for the beta if they allow girls/gays.

 

[Jim Grim]

What the fuck? I don't even know what to say.

 

[Rednog]

Hey I could finally have a girlfriend!....if only I had facebook...

 

[L3m0n_L1m3]

Bahahahahahahahahahaha

I can see it now,

"Ian, how on earth are you dating a supermodel/up in coming actress who is also working on a cure for the common cold?"

 

[Ninonybox_v1legacy]

Calumon: It's sad because it's true. He goes off with her and leaves me behind. At least he told me, unlike Jeri... : (

Aww, I'll always be here for you little guy. Come ride with me in this completely innocent white van, we'll go have fun while he's away.

<3

Im coming too...anywhere Lucy goes, I go.

 

[Risingblade]

hahahaha oh wow this is just sad, all they need to do now is implement this into a robots xD

 

[Irridium]

Can this "perfect girlfriend" materialize into reality so we can live happily ever after? No? Well, then its not too great, now is it?

Why don't you just imagine the perfect woman, and talk out loud to yourself/her. Its basically the same thing. More or less.

 

[Neverhoodian]

Really? There are enough hopelessly anti-social people out there that services are being offered for fictional girlfriends? You might as well save yourself the hassle and buy a blow-up doll if you're that desperate.

Also, "Cloud Girlfriend?" Good Lord, as if Final Fantasy fanfics weren't disturbing enough...