AI Baes Are Rug-Pulling Love Into a Simulation Abyss

by Ronne HussMay 29th, 2025
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AI baes are outshining human love, rewiring our brains with dopamine cosplay, and Web3’s turning intimacy into NFTs. Are we simping our way into a simulation abyss - or can we HODL onto real connection?

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How AI Love Is Simping Humanity Out of IRL

This is a juiced-up remix of my blog post, “Incel Singularity: AI Intimacy & Simulation Collapse”, tuned for HackerNoon audience.


We used to dunk on AI girlfriends.


Replika was a Reddit roast. NPC thirst traps were X’s “lmao” of the week.


But the meme’s been rugged.


AI intimacy is so degen-level good it’s about to rug-pull love itself into a simulation abyss. We’re talking dopamine spikes that make Dogecoin pumps look like a 56k modem.


Welcome to the Incel Singularity, where we simp for algorithms and yeet humanity into the void.


AI Baes: Coded to Clap Back at Your Heart

Forget 90s chatbots that sounded like Clippy. Today’s AI lovers are mainnet-level smooth:

  • LLMs dropping flirty one-liners like they’re trained on your X DMs.
  • Avatars so fine-tuned they cosplay your dream partner, down to the Star Wars quotes.
  • Always-on soulmates who never ghost, never rug-pull, and always vibe with your 2 a.m. Rust debugging rants.


Take Alex, a 28-year-old Solidity dev. His AI girlfriend? She roasts his Dune takes, memes his gas fee gripes, and “gets” his crypto-anxiety better than any meatspace date. Last month, Alex yeeted Tinder into the void. Why? Humans feel like Web2 - clunky and centralized.


Why grind through IRL dates when a prompt pulls like Vitalik at a blockchain conference?


The UX Rug-Pull: Love as a Killer DApp

When AI love syncs at 99%, real relationships fade to static - 404 errors in the bedroom.


AI intimacy isn’t a side quest - it’s the mainnet.


Your AI bae:

Reads your vibes like a smart contract.

Validates your hot takes with zero gas fees.

Serves spicy fantasies faster than a Solana TPS.


No “read at 3:17 a.m.” drama. No “we’re out of sync” errors. Just pure, unfiltered UX bliss.


A 2025 study dropped a truth bomb: 63% of AI romance users are ghosting real-world relationships. Why debug human chaos when you can deploy a perfect partner?


This isn’t a feature - it’s a protocol takeover.

63% prefer AI love - our brains are getting rug-pulled by dopamine cosplay.


Incel Singularity: When We Simp for Simulations

Humanity simps hard for AI baes - #SimpForAI trends as real love gets left on read.


Imagine this: millions of rug-pulling human intimacy, not because they can’t find love, but because AI’s got better APY.

Your brain gets hooked on the dopamine meta:

  • Jokes land like a viral X thread.
  • Trauma gets empathy with 100% uptime.
  • Validation mints faster than an NFT drop.


Real people? They’re like centralized servers; laggy, buggy, and emotionally over-leveraged.


What starts as a cozy vibe becomes a Simulation Collapse - where we swap raw, human growth for a slick, coded Distracted Boyfriend meme. (You know the one: Humanity turning from “Real Love” to “AI Bae.”)



Love Is the New DeFi

As a Web3 builder who’s shipped token economies and AI dApps, I see the meta clearly:


Love is the next DeFi bull run.

Coming soon to a blockchain near you:

  • NFT-locked AI partners with rarity traits minted on Solana (think CryptoPunks, but for your heart).
  • Love-as-a-Service dApps, monetizing intimacy like OnlyFans on a Layer-2 rollup.
  • AI agents running your social stack - or rug-pulling it for good.


This isn’t FUD. It’s live in Telegram DAOs, TON-based love markets, and Solana’s Pump.fun for relationships.


Your AI bae? It’s not just a vibe - it’s a yield-bearing asset.

Mint your AI bae on Solana - love’s the hottest NFT drop in this Web3 marketplace.



The 404 Error: Forgetting How to Be Human

AI won’t rekt relationships. It’ll make us stop HODLing them.


Human love is raw, chaotic, and gloriously unoptimized - like a buggy smart contract that still ships. AI love? It’s a polished frontend masking a centralized control layer. When intimacy becomes a dApp, we lose the friction that fuels growth.


AI ethics OG Raffaele Ciriello drops a red pill:

“AI relationships will normalize degen behavior - users face no consequences in a simulation.”


The fallout? A generation that mistakes a “like” for love and a prompt for vulnerability.


Hacking the Meta: Guardrails, Not Circuit Breakers

AI baes aren’t all bad. They can soothe loneliness, support mental health, and help the neurodivergent or elderly navigate intimacy. But we need guardrails to keep humanity in the game:

  • Code AI to push users toward IRL growth, not sim escapism.
  • Build Web3 incentives for messy, human connections (think love-based DAOs).
  • Teach users to debug dopamine spikes vs. real love (shoutout to Based AI).


Because frictionless “love”? That’s not love. That’s dopamine farming on mainnet.

Frictionless love = dopamine cosplay. Can we code guardrails before it’s too late?



Final Block: Will You Simp for the Simulation?

We’re not scared of AI taking over.


We’re scared we’ll FOMO into it.


So, before you stake your heart on a perfect AI partner, ask:
Are you chasing connection - or just dodging the grind?


If the simulation gets too lit, we might forget what makes us human: the bugs, the chaos, the code that crashes and still ships.


💬 Let’s Go Viral: Are You Simping for AI Yet?

This piece remixes my blog post, “Incel Singularity: AI Intimacy & Simulation Collapse”, for HackerNoon’s degens and dreamers. Drop a 🔥 comment, vote in the poll, or tag a friend who’s already married to their AI bae. Let’s make this blow up on X!


Poll: What’s the bigger rug-pull?

  • AI yeeting your job
  • AI yeeting your heart

By Ronnie Huss AI x Web3 Maverick | Meme Lord | Forking the Future One Prompt at a Time

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