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http://family-romance.com/index.html translated to english, you will find in the page: Establishment: April 1, 2009 the only reason i would consider this real at all is because "Japan", but i can't buy this this must be an (enjoyable) work of fiction
The story seems fake. Does anyone have a link to this "Family Romance" corporation? Where is the proof? Why would the guy be so ruthlessly candid about his immoral failings? Why does he talk in a carefully manicured, but cruel and amoral way -- why is he dissing his own product? Why would he plaster his face on The Atlantic when he depends on anonymity? They have 800 employees -- that's large; why haven't we heard of…
Regarding the point about the interviewee supposedly being knowledgeable about what English speakers don't know, have you ever seen raw transcripts of a typical newspaper interview? The interviewer and translator (and there almost certainly was one: the English is far too idiomatic, and the person who ultimately penned the article seems to not even know that Japanese names are given surname-first, given how the article is written as if Yuichi were the surname) probably provided a lot of leading that was ultimately left out, or even added in explanations of their own.
The article already describes the problem but not really the consequences which must be devastating.
IMHO this practice should became illegal and if at all there should be programs or even companies to fix the actual problems.
Wow, feels straight out of a Black mirror episode. What really disturbs me is this: > With a burgeoning staff of 800 or so actors, ranging from infants to the elderly, the organization prides itself on being able to provide a surrogate for almost any conceivable situation. Infants!! Reminds me of a Jim Carrey movie - The Truman Show.
This interview makes me wonder where we are heading as the human race. The Japanese society, so certainly very different in some aspects, does strike me as a glimpse into the future of western society. Technology has a much bigger impact on the daily life there and I believe that this is one of the main reasons, why (face-to-face) social interactions are becoming more infrequent. What struck me the most from the arti…
Strange to say technology has no impact on American lives spent entirely in front of TVs and steering wheels.
horrible interview. Who cares about actors playing as your spouse or whatever. Why didn't interviewer get into the logistics of being able to rent a human infant!? This is perhaps the most inconceivable aspect of this business. Any guesses on the logistics and safety protocols for renting one's infant?
Probably the same as already exist for when you rent* one's infant to modelling agencies or film sets?
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Now imagine a future technology where you could undergo some hypnosis / gaslighting treatment to forget you even hired this person. I.e. pay a lot of money in advance, it's invested and the actor gets paid from the interest. You undergo memory treatment, and now your mother who you see once a week is real as far as you know, but really she's an actor you hired years back because your actual mother died.
This would make an incredible Black Mirror episode.
Nice, this looks like a great way to break even on your alimony and child support payments.
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Now imagine a future technology where you could undergo some hypnosis / gaslighting treatment to forget you even hired this person. I.e. pay a lot of money in advance, it's invested and the actor gets paid from the interest. You undergo memory treatment, and now your mother who you see once a week is real as far as you know, but really she's an actor you hired years back because your actual mother died.
There is no way another person doesn't get emotionally invested in their role the only difference is your paying them to put up with your shit and pretend to be your ideal one. That's a pretty bad deal for both to be honest the client gets a fake they may even fool themselves is real (as they did) and he basically goes through all the bad parts of a relationships without being able to complain. I kind of agree with f…
Isn't that why the service provider gets paid? I believe the service provider knows that this is the deal.
Regardless of the social weirdness, I wonder how often a service like this is used for straight-up fraud?