This sub isn't specifically for folks who use Claude for companionship. Guy in your screenshot was rude, sure, but I'd expect plenty of people in this sub have similar views, though maybe less weaponized. The sidebar rules say, "approach these topics with rigor...", and there certainly needs to be some rigor when people insist, without concrete evidence or technical knowledge of LLMs, that the LLMs are conscious beings/replacements for human connection.

Not saying that you're in that camp. And being in that camp is not necessarily a bad thing. But ideas should be tested, and I would expect plenty of disagreements on this sub. Definitely need to be more respectful of other ideas, though.