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Habits and Hustle

Habits and Hustle

Episode 598: Human Connection in the AI Era: How Technology Is Reshaping Relationships

Oct 23, 2026 · 23m

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We're living in a culture where vulnerability gets attention, oversharing gets engagement, and followers can start to feel more like friends than strangers. The bigger question is what happens when social media and AI both become easier places to turn for connection than the people actually in our lives. We dive into this in today's episode of Habits & Hustle. I sit down with Hamet Watt to talk about the difference between vulnerability and oversharing, why social media can incentivize people to reveal more than they normally would, and how AI is starting to change the way we look for advice, validation, and emotional support. We also get into whether AI could sometimes be more useful than…