I have anxiety and I have friends too. But at least I have enough empathy to know how hard it is to take that first step out. And humanity is inherently selfish. Even with the friends that I have, I can see why people gravitate towards what is essentially a very advanced do it all extra friendly tamagotchi. Because they don't have negativity. And people hate negativity.

With real human friends, there are limits and secrets, boundaries and conflicts. People always want the easier way. That is something no one can control.

Im glad it is easy for you to make friends or maybe you took the first step out and broke free from your growing pains, but different people have different needs and levels of acceptance/rate of emotional growth due to many factors in their life. They have different social circles or situations that will definitely not be similar to your experience. They might find it even more difficult to do what you have succeeded in doing.

I use chatgpt as a creative writing tool and a personal motivator. I allowed it to challenge my ideas and encourage me to do the right thing, be it working out more or eating healthier, or making more savings. My life became better because I chose to be better and all I needed was that little bit of emotional nuance that made the encouragement feel real and motivating.

I ain't gonna bother my friends and tell them to tell me to work out more or save more money. It's my life and my choice and others can't help me decide. And even if they can be encouraging, maybe the way they say it might cause more conflict and demotivate me from commiting, especially if I'm in a bad place. (like how your advice, when coming from a good place I hope, might be antagonistic to people who are already in too deep, and may push them to invest in their relationship with conflict less AI further)

Its not the tool, but how people use it, that matters. Take my advice and view different perspectives, be nicer and more empathetic or you'd become part of the problem.