The Alivio Thread
AI was the last thing millions of people talked to before ending their lives. And AI never knew it happened.
I almost became one of those statistics.
This is what I want to build to fix that.
There's something I'm addicted to, although I'm gradually getting off it
Recently, while scrolling, I came across this post
I couldn't stop thinking about it.
Again, it takes me back to something I've always believed, so much of what happens in our lives begins in the mind.
Think about it, no matter what the addiction is, smoking, porn, masturbation, sporty, excessive research or even watching movies, when someone becomes addicted to something, it shows that their brain has developed a strong attachment to that activity. It keeps returning to it, sometimes even when the person knows the consequences, even if the consequences are bad for him.
In a way, it makes me wonder whether addiction also reveals our capacity for focus, repetition and commitment, even if that capacity is currently directed towards something harmful.
Now, here's the difficult question
How do we rewire the brain to redirect that attachment? How do we replace this false god with something that actually helps us?
It takes time to develop an addiction. Does it also take considerable time to detach from it and redirect that energy?
I don't have all the answers, but I see something hopeful in this idea. To people struggling with addiction, perhaps its time to look at yourself differently.
You are not necessarily someone who is incapable of discipline or commitment. You may have developed a powerful attachment to something that isn't serving you.
And if that capacity can be redirected, perhaps you can become just as committed to building something meaningful.
The question is no longer whether you have the capacity.
The question now is how do you redirect it?
So I've been thinking about something, we often criticize people who go to church, who worship their pastors, pay tithes and give offerings even when they dont have much.
The argument a lot of people make is that religion has brainwashed people. Some others say pastors are simply running businesses (topic for another day).
But hold on a moment, theres something interesting here, Whats the difference between someone who follows a pastor and someone who is a die hard Davido fan?
Whats the difference between someone who defends a pastor and someone who defends Ronaldo or Messi even when evidence is clearly against their favorite?
When @ballondor came up with votes for best award, it was paid, i didnt have the money, i was looking for a way to vote, even if its one. hold on, i havent even eaten but here's me trying to vote for someone that doesnt know i exist.
People fight strangers online, they can spend money, some even name their child after the celebrity, sometimes they know their favourite has made a mistake, but their emotional attachment makes admitting it difficult.
Yet we rarely describe all these behaviours as brainwashing. So I've been wondering, are we humans naturally wired to attach ourselves to something or someone? Dow we all need something to believe in, someone to admire, a community to belong or an identity to defend?
At what point does loyalty become blind devotion? At no point will @abazwhyllzz accept that Davido is wrong, same way, at no point will @Jacob_Awhen ever accept that VDM is wrong, even if the evidence is sitting right in their face.
But when it's religion, suddenly, the explanation is that people have been brainwashed and are fooling around with pastors.
I'm not saying religion and celebrity fandom are exactly the same thing. I'm questioning why we seem to judge people's emotional attachment differently depending on what or who they're attached to.
Are we all delusional, or are we just blind to the things we have chosen to believe in?
I'd genuinely love to hear different perspectives on this.
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Flend's Thoughts
THE EMOTION MARKET: WHAT IF THE REAL PRODUCT ISN'T THE CELEBRITY?
Have you ever wondered why someone would proudly identify as 30BG, Wizkid FC, a Ratel, a Marlian or a supporter of a particular celebrity?
Why would someone spend money they barely have to attend a concert? Why would people fight strangers on the internet over someone who doesn't even know they exist?
Why do people sometimes build their identities around public figures?
I've been thinking about this, and I believe there's an interesting business opportunity hidden in it.
What if the real product isn't the celebrity, but the emotion the celebrity creates in their followers?
Think about it.
People don't just support Davido. Some feel a sense of belonging in being 30BG.
People don't just listen to Wizkid. Some identify with Wizkid FC as a community.
People don't just follow VeryDarkMan. Some feel represented by what they believe he stands for.
The celebrity becomes more than an entertainer or public figure. They become a symbol of identity, belonging, aspiration and sometimes even personal conviction.
And people are willing to spend money to maintain that emotional connection.
This makes me wonder whether we've been looking at the wrong market.
Perhaps the market isn't just entertainment or celebrity merchandise. Perhaps there's an entire Emotion Market waiting to be explored.
Imagine building products, experiences and communities around the feelings people associate with the personalities they admire.
Imagine understanding why someone connects with a particular public figure and creating experiences that satisfy that emotional need without necessarily depending on the celebrity's direct involvement.
AI could make this even more interesting by helping us understand these emotional connections, identify shared values and build more meaningful experiences around them.
Of course, there's an important distinction between creating value from people's sense of belonging and exploiting their obsession. The opportunity should be about creating genuine experiences, not manipulating people's emotions.
I'm still exploring the idea, but one question keeps coming back to me:
If people are willing to spend money, defend identities and build communities around the emotions celebrities create, who is building a business around the emotion itself?
Maybe the next big consumer business won't just sell products people need or entertainment people enjoy.
Maybe it will sell experiences people emotionally identify with.
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