Which is why I wouldn't want them on the market! if society reduces you to a spoiled child even in adult decisions like love, then we are truely ****ed..
but offering it as a sort of public service (in Denmark it was semi-legal to hire prostitutes to handicapped at some point, in fact some institutions still do it). And maybe we could eliviate some of the most serious sexrelated problems, like rape etc... but not going that far I still believe people who aren't able to interact socially, due to physical and/or severe mental disabilities, could be helped alot this way...
and no I don't believe we would've solved that problem before robots.. unless we allow future parents to genetically alter their children before pregnancy or birth!
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you've hit on the disturbing social trend of the new millennium ... the Bridget Jones Syndrome, or more people living alone. Would this exacerbate the problem? Possibly (or maybe it would just alleviate some of the symptoms of loneliness). Would it encourage a more egocentric attitude on future populations? More likely. The only reason (outside religion) to compromise one's interests in for a partner or family (and even then, there are exceptional people who are just thoroughly selfish).
Still, if it removed the demand for prostitution, and thereby helped remove the sex-slave-trade, then it would be worth it (doubtful: the humans would just be sold cheaper to undercut the competition: after all, they cost nothing).
What about an artificial person to act as a submissive for aggressive people to beat up?