Japan already has fake dogs (Sony Aibo), in this Matrixified future, why not commercialize fake emotional connections?
"A Japanese man has exchanged vows with a woman he met in the virtual world - a character from a popular dating simulation game called 'Love Plus'. ..."
That was over a decade ago.
This is creepy.
Though, I have always found electronics to be cute and I get very emotional when someone abuses their PC and cables.
I think we are going fine as long as you can turn off connectivity.