The Scary Future Of Robot Sex & Artificial Love - Roanne van Voorst

Roanne van Voorst is an anthropologist, researcher and an author. Given that people are already struggling to find partners in the modern world, what does the future of love have in store? Is it AI girlfriends, rent-a-friends and sex robots? Or a return to something more natural? Expect to learn what is happening with modern sexuality, what the future of sex work may look like, whether polyamory is going to become more popular, why so many young people aren’t having as much sex as they used to, what it's like to go to a sex doll brothel, what a better definition of love is, what it's like to be in a virtual relationship and much more… - 00:00 Studying the Future of Human Sexuality 08:10 Roanne’s Research on Sex Dolls 14:57 Can Robots Convey Actual Connection? 21:09 The Love Pills Available on the Market 26:28 Are Love Pills the Same Effect as Alcohol? 30:40 The Experience of an Erotic Massage 35:56 The World of Virtual Relationships 41:48 Matching With a Partner Through DNA 47:14 Is Polyamory Actually Growing in Popularity? 53:31 Hanging Out With Asexual People 58:38 The Changing Definition of Love 1:00:46 Where to Find Roanne - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Chris WilliamsonhostRoanne van Voorstguest

May 11, 20241h 1mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: May 11, 2024
Duration: 1h 1m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Roanne van Voorst is an anthropologist, researcher and an author. Given that people are already struggling to find partners in the modern world, what does the future of love have in store? Is it AI girlfriends, rent-a-friends and sex robots? Or a return to something more natural? Expect to learn what is happening with modern sexuality, what the future of sex work may look like, whether polyamory is going to become more popular, why so many young people aren’t having as much sex as they used to, what it's like to go to a sex doll brothel, what a better definition of love is, what it's like to be in a virtual relationship and much more… - 00:00 Studying the Future of Human Sexuality 08:10 Roanne’s Research on Sex Dolls 14:57 Can Robots Convey Actual Connection? 21:09 The Love Pills Available on the Market 26:28 Are Love Pills the Same Effect as Alcohol? 30:40 The Experience of an Erotic Massage 35:56 The World of Virtual Relationships 41:48 Matching With a Partner Through DNA 47:14 Is Polyamory Actually Growing in Popularity? 53:31 Hanging Out With Asexual People 58:38 The Changing Definition of Love 1:00:46 Where to Find Roanne - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Chris Williamson
host
Roanne van Voorst
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Roanne van Voorst, The Scary Future Of Robot Sex & Artificial Love - Roanne van Voorst explores frictionless Sex Tech, AI Companions, And The Cost To Real Love Futures anthropologist Roanne van Voorst explores how emerging technologies—AI companions, sex dolls, virtual worlds, drugs, and dating algorithms—are reshaping intimacy, sex, and relationships. She argues that while tech offers unprecedented freedom and convenience, it often creates a "frictionless" life that quietly erodes social skills, emotional growth, and genuine connection. Through fieldwork in doll brothels, virtual reality, polyamorous communities, rented friendships, erotic massage, and DNA-based dating, she examines what we gain and lose when intimacy is optimized like any other consumer experience. Ultimately, she contends that our deep need for love is unchanged, but we must consciously choose tools that serve that need rather than numb or shortcut it.

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