With the advent of sex robots (i.e. realistic humanoid sex dolls programmed with AI to one degree or another), there has been quite a debate about whether such innovations are a good thing or bad thing on balance, and whether or not they should even be allowed to exist at all. It would seem that plenty of people on both sides of this issue, and even the feminist movement is divided on this issue.
Some radical feminists, like Meghan Murphy, believe that sex robots are bad because they, and I quote, "epitomize patriarchy and offer men a solution th the threat of independence", and they "don't offer men companionship, they offer men complete dominance". She essentially argues that the existence of such robots only reifies and reinforces patriarchal dominance and objectification of Women, in much the same way that pornography and prostitution currently do in her view. Indeed, though robots did not exist in his time, Plato would likely agree with her, as would many contemporary thinkers as well. But Aristotle (and later Freud) would likely take the opposite view, namely sex robots would offer men a beneficial "catharsis" (as opposed to reinforcement) for their lusts along with their desires for dominance. And repression of such (i.e. banning robots) would ultimately do more harm than good on balance.
I personally take the latter view myself. We know that men's demand for sex is generally quite inelastic, and while Women actually have a higher sex drive than men, men's libido is generally more urgent due to higher testosterone levels. And robots would guarantee that no one gets hurt in the process, no matter how much of a selfish jerk a guy may be. But there of course an even bigger and deeper, if somewhat cynical, justification for the existence of sex robots as well. Because then, maybe the MRA/PUA/MGTOW lowlifes and dregs of society will actually leave real Women alone for once. Plus it would get these miscreants out of the gene pool as well, lol. Thus, it would be an overall net benefit to the community and society at large.
Meanwhile, real men will, if straight, still prefer real Women, hands down. They are often imitated, but never really duplicated. And even if gay or bi, most guys would still prefer other real people to robots. Either way, there is ultimately no substitute for real human beings. Remember, "It is the spirit that quickens [i.e gives life], not the flesh". And robots are by definition spiritless, no matter how realistic or how much AI they have.
Besides, they also now have sex robots for Women as well. And let's face it, they can probably do a much better job at pleasing Women than most guys currently do. Not only are robots making us fellas redundant in the workforce, but now even in the bedroom as well. Our technology is really backfiring on us, lol. All the more reason for men to learn to be better lovers, lest we get replaced by Women and/or robots. As I like to say, "be zealous, not jealous". And certainly not both at the same time, as they really don't mix very well.
