Hacker News with Generative AI: Social Interaction

Body Doubling (wikipedia.org)
Body doubling or parallel working[1] is a strategy used to initiate and complete tasks, such as household chores or writing and other computer tasks.[2] It involves the physical presence, virtual presence through a phone call, videotelephony or social media presence,[2][3] of someone with whom one shares their goals, which makes it more likely to achieve them.[1]
Are fantasy games like Dungeons and Dragons a cure for US's loneliness epidemic? (businessinsider.com)
Are fantasy games like Dungeons & Dragons the cure for America's loneliness epidemic?
A Conversation Algorithm I Cribbed from Clinical Psychologists (taylor.town)
Many folks find me abrasive. I pry, probe, steamroll conversations, miss social cues, argue, trounce boundaries, send mixed/unintentional signals, deeply offend, and so on.
Show HN: LLMs Playing Mafia games – See them lie, deceive, and reason (opennumbers.xyz)
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Why Talking to Strangers Is the Best Thing You Can Do for Your Mental Health (melmagazine.com)
If we can only break through the awkwardness barrier, striking up conversations at random is the cheapest form of therapy there is
Vasopressin boosts sociability in solitary monkeys (thetransmitter.org)
When monkeys that avoid social interactions inhale the hormone vasopressin, their sociability improves, a new study finds.
Show HN: I made a conversation starter card game (convo.cards)
Turn any gathering into a memorable experience with our interactive ice breaker app.
Ask HN: Learning to interact correctly in online communities as a neurodivergent (ycombinator.com)
I often encounter negative reactions in online communities, such as downvotes, being mistaken for a troll, and being misunderstood constantly.
Show HN: Karl – A virtual friend you can text (ycombinator.com)
Hi HN! We're excited to introduce "Karl" – a virtual friend you can text to share what's on your mind.
Show HN: Icebreaking AI. A free tool to help you find close friends (icebreakinglab.com)
It's not just us: Other animals change their social habits in old age (knowablemagazine.org)
For Older People Who Are Lonely, Is the Solution a Robot Friend? (nytimes.com)
A New Kind Of Dance Science (combinatorics of social dancing) (zacksdancelab.com)
Encountering Strangers in Public Places: Goffman and Civil Inattention (2011) (everydaysociologyblog.com)
The Internet Is Like a City (But Not in the Way You'd Think) (novum.substack.com)
Show HN: Talk to Me Human – my game about social persuasion (talktomehuman.com)