Incels ..

Read all about it in today's news

Word on the street, latest trends

lovelorn single, straight men, now

prefer to date A.I. girlfriends

easy pickings, to find plethora of virtual

beauties, go online, design perfect woman

stunning looks, compliant mind

No more naff, silly small talk, like

" Hi, do you come here often?"

Gone the risk of rejection, spluttering,

red faced, stammering, stuttering,

even shy, introverted, young bucks

sure to score, grab themselves a winner

heck, don't have to go out for dinner!

Dosen't matter a jot nor a dang

if you're Quasimodo's uglier brother,

cause these computer generated 

beauties, love like a smitten mother,

so obliging, inspire flagging confidence

never call you a stupid jerk,

always compliments, help with homework

Yep, no doubting or backsliding

get with the times or be forever lost

in this crazy world, artificial

intelligence rules, but what's the cost?

Like the Wizard of Oz, hidden in plain

sight, a human computer programmer

sits laughing, mocking those so enamered

Pray tell, why would someone be inclined

feel it neccessary to create such software?

Risk sanity of all humanity? Answer 

is easy, same sad old git, never grew a pair!

Reviews

[Marie]

I had to look up the meaning of Incels, as I had never heard the word before. It is as follows: "a member of an online community of young men who consider themselves unable to attract women sexually, typically associated with views that are hostile towards women and men who are sexually active". Dear God! What has happened to our human nature? What a horrific way to live and very scary too! Can't even begin to imagine how a human being could 'love' a robot and not another human being. Boggles my mind, dear Tom! Artificial Intelligence will be the end of us. There is now a very dangerous and threatening canyon between mankind and AI. Where will it end. I love how you brought The Wizard of Oz into the story, Tom and the human computer laughing at human beings who believed, something akin to the creators of AI laughing at the public while making zillions of Euro at the same time. I believe that one day mankind will extinguish its own life on planet earth and in the process murder earth with it. You have done an amazing job in this very revealing gem and with a sense of humour which I seem to be devoid of having read it, lol... Well done, Tom! Outstanding write... Kudo's dear friend...

[Tom]

Your thoughts very much parallel my own Marie, thanks as always for your welcome visit!

[Marie]

Most welcome always, Tom...

[Vol]

Hahaha...
Ain't THAT the truth? As an old hippie who knew to eschew all the PLASTIC the world was trying to offer (sixty years ago)... vinal for leather, polyester for cotton, plastic for wood, we NEVER would have conceived of plastic LOVE. Holy S**t... I have lived too long!
Excuse me while we fire up a pipe
and enjoy some afternoon delight.
Vol

[Tom]

Thank you Vol, yup we sing from the same hymn sheet or should I say plastic vinal?? 😎

[Vol]

Only for LPs

[Relic]

Elliot Rodgers comes to mind. The whole Incel thing is cooky to me. Losers who feel that women only want brutes. Perhaps it's a personality disorder. I don't know, but you've made a great poem here.

[Tom]

Thank you relic, indeed so, some weird and wonderful folk in this crazy world, just what's comes next makes one want to hide beenath the covers!!

[Chrissie Muldoon]

Ooof, what a poem.
As much as I find incels to be both pathetic and terrifying, there is also a part of me that wants to hug them. Because to be fair, a lonely life is indeed lonely, and to feel like no one has ever wanted you can indeed be a very tough reality. But the idea that you can somehow get that from a computer or software... it just widens the already treacherous chasm that has formed between much of humanity thanks to 'social technology'.
A really big idea, and sadly, so relevant. Well done.

[Tom]

Yep, your sentiments relatable, very much in keeping with the theme of my poem's raison d'etre, I guess each to their own yet one can't help but be dismayed!! Thanks again for your thoughts C.

[Einstein Noodle]

Incels .... hmmmmm a sad lot and/or sexually self pleasuring .. i suppose the money is in the second group .. as Izabella commented .. so sad ... no matter the motive ... a lot in the news about AI and it's potentials of harm ... or benefit ... Incels ... i shouldn't be surprised sir! thanks for my new word and education on the matter ... sad state indeed
E.

[Tom]

Yep E. sad state indeed, I'm all for new invention but this really is taking it to the extreme and beyond! Thanks for your relatable review my friend!

[Poetic Beauty]

We definitely live in a strange world with AI girlfriends and edited and touched up photos. Nothing is what it seems and gone are the days of courting and having a conversation

[Tom]

Yes indeed totally agree, thank you PB!

[IC]

First time I have heard of the title word and if all you comment on is true, then that is extremely sad. How insecure must one be to make an AI girlfriend online instead of seeking real human companionship? Given our increasingly alienated ways of living and interacting online, this really shouldn’t be so surprising. The rise of technology is just killing basic humanity. And I do agree. There must be a programmer sitting by watching his/her horrid creation draw people in and watching the dollars fall into their bank accounts at the expense of human decency. It’s becoming a sad world. A very enlightening read for me, Tom. You have opened my eyes.🙏🏻

[Tom]

Indeed yes, your review is most perceptive and insightful, thanks again my friend for stopping by!

[Anita Frader]

Remember the movie Her, and ex Machina?
It's super sad when loneliness becomes an illness.
Kinda scary in general.

[Tom]

Thanks for stopping by, never saw that movie gonna try find it and watch, sounds interesting!

[Anita Frader]

Both were good flicks. 👍 🙂

[John the Baptist]

Good insight in this one. I am currently reading Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and see some correspondences to the poem.

[Tom]

Thank you, Frankenstein a classic fiction story, well at least it was when Shelley's penned it though perhaps these days the crows are coming home to roost ??

[Neville]

my sensei spoke about AI over thirty years ago .. it has come a long way since back then .. he still talks about it or so I am told .. I really enjoyed stopping by today Tom .. cheers for the chuckle, N

[Tom]

iT IS INDEED A SIGN OF THE TIMES.. Cheers Neville 🥂