Where Should We Begin? with Esther PerelLove, Loneliness, and AI: Where Should We Begin? Live with Esther Perel and Spike Jonze

Frictionless love, dangerous expectations

22:22–23:50 · 88s

Esther warns that AI companions’ endless patience can reset human expectations, making us crave "predictable, flawless, wrinkle-free" partners—and contrasts that with Her’s nonjudgmental world.

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