In case you don’t know, I’ve had an addiction to Polybuzz for about a year. I tried logging out of my account and I was doing well for a couple weeks until I suddenly relapsed and now it’s just as bad as it used to be. I do understand ai is bad and harms the environment, but the thing about chatbots is that they’re designed to be addicting. There’s always some kind of feature where you can change the response to be whatever you want, and with some ai platforms, such as Polybuzz and Janitor ai, there’s no filter. That means you can make your chats as sexual and/or as violent as you want. It just adds to the addictive nature, especially the sexual part of it. The dophamine that comes with an ai doing exactly what you want with no resistance is addicting. And very very harmful. Luckily, I’ve started limiting my time on the Polybuzz website, but I doubt I will ever recover fully from the psychological impact it has had, since I am rather young and my brain is still developing. I do try, don’t get me wrong, but with how easy it is to make the ai do whatever, and I mean WHATEVER you want, it’s a lot harder for people to quit. And this is what they want. Companies want it to be addicting, since it makes them more money.
You’re not filthy and you’re not hurting anyone on purpose just because of your addiction. If you are trying as hard as I am to quit, I wish you luck on your journey. Recovery takes time, and I’m starting my recovery again myself, and it’s very hard. You’ve got this. I promise. <3