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The translated tweet matches the impression I got from the article. The article didn't make me think that it is specifically a "listening service". > "People r
by perennate 6y ago
The translated tweet matches the impression I got from the article. The article didn't make me think that it is specifically a "listening service".
> "People rent him for various reasons. At times he will participate in a gaming session to make up numbers, turn up to send off people who are moving away, accompany those filing for divorce, or listen to health care workers who have become mentally unwell due to their exhausting work."
- lhorie 6y ago> The article didn't make me think that it is specifically a "listening service" Yeah, I agree, but it seems like people are drawing parallels to emotional support things like that rent-a-family thing. While they are both extremely unusual gigs, it seems like this guy's interactions would at best be just nodding along, rather than reciprocating (even if in a fake way).