Would you rent a friend?

Rent a friend?

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While I was browsing the web on my lunch break, I came across an article about friend rental services and their increasing popularity around the world. Having never heard of such a service before, I couldn't quite believe my eyes.

However it appears I'm a little slow off the mark. The website, RentaFriend.com, has already been a big hit in America, where more than 218,000 people have signed up!

The website is free to use if you are just 'browsing' for friends, i.e. looking at people's profiles and photos, but if you want to contact someone you will need to pay a one off $20 membership fee. This is on top of the negotiable fee your new 'friend' charges you. It is however completely free to advertise yourself as a potential friend.





Initially, yes, it sounds ridiculous, but I can see how such a service would be useful to some people.

For example, if you move to a city where you don't know anyone, work long hours or travel a lot, it is not always easy to meet people.



What do you think? Would you ever rent a friend? And would you consider renting yourself out as a friend to make a little money?

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I have to imagine that would feel pretty hollow. Instead of doing something like that, I think you'd be better off trying to meet new people and build new friendships. A friend of mine moved to a different country for work and used the friend feature on the dating app Bumble, which lets you match with people who are also looking to make friends rather than start a relationship. That apparently worked out well for them.

I'm lucky to have kept a solid circle of friends. It's definitely harder for us to hang out now, with work and family commitments, but we still manage to meet up pretty regularly. I hear a lot of guys my age say they don't really have friends anymore and feel bad for them.
 
No way. I neglect all of the friends I have too much already.
 
Yeah why not? During the last few years I've lost most of my friends and it would be cool to have someone to play videogames with.
 
Yeah... I would. Though if I'm paying someone to be my friend she's going to have big tits and would share my interest in touching my penis as well.
 
Can you build an authentic friendship from a service like that? I don't think so. This seems really sad and depressing.
 
Maybe if it was a robot who could help me (or the neighbors) do chores. I imagine, in the near future, apartment buildings, condos, even neighborhoods, or parks will have that sort of thing. Where people could "subscribe" to a service, whether either for a companion/friend, helper, or running partner per motivation and exercise. It's probably a "Smart City" thing I'm envisioning
 
I wouldn't. I hope I would never have to. But I can see it as a way for someone socially awkward to learn how to be around people and make friends.
 
If you are feeling lonely, it might be better for your psyche to subscribe to ChatGPT or Grok than to pay actual people to pretend to be your friend. Grok especially has many different personalities to choose from (yes, also an 18+ mode).

Even if you just want to actually talk to someone I would recommend a large language model. I haven't tested voice mode on Grok but with ChatGPT the latency is pretty much non-existent, it's like you're talking to a human being.
 
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If you are feeling lonely, it might be better for your psyche to subscribe to ChatGPT or Grok than to pay actual people to pretend to be your friend. Grok especially has many different personalities to choose from (yes, also an 18+ mode).

Even if you just want to actually talk to someone I would recommend a large language model. I haven't tested voice mode on Grok but with ChatGPT the latency is pretty much non-existent, it's like you're talking to a human being.
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I actually argued with Grok so much and I have trust issues now. So much blantant disinformation,
 
I understand what it's about.

I wouldn't do it; it could backfire and lead to kidnapping, bodily harm, or even assault.

Besides, that's not an original idea; they copied the idea from the Japanese with the rental of friends with cosplay.
 
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