There was a single word spoken by the purchaser when he described buying the robot. The robot could be programmed without malice. He had been married previously and had subsequently purchased a number of dolls but was looking at buying a robot equipped with AI. By his statement, you can imagine the state of his marriage. Having a caring companion is desired by everyone. However my sense is there is a general dissatisfaction in the world. I cannot directly blame feminism but I believe some radical feminist can find some satisfaction in the way the world is ... many men are unhappy. There is a condition in psychology called learned helplessness. This happens when a subject is punished no matter what the subject does. It doesn't result is a loss of a few behaviours. It results in a loss of all behaviour. I can see the evidence of this in many areas. Possibly the greatest symptom of this is the lack of men getting higher education. Why get a higher education when it doesn't predict getting a better paying job. Even having a higher education and a better paying job does not predict respect. It would be far simpler to work a minimum wage job, watch sports on the weekend than to strive.
The woman in my family have always been capable so I had no belief that there was ever a question of equality. I do believe that this "strength" is a factor determined at the individual level ... not on a sex-based level. I have a niece who would probably rank lower on the agreeableness trait (see Jordan Peterson interview around 10 minutes) in comparison to her brother. She is a commander, he is a convincer. She is best suited in a position to direct people while he is best suited selling people. This obviously has nothing to do with sex-based factors... it has to do with individual based factors.
Leaders are fewer than followers. The leaders in the women's movement may just be thrusting followers into positions they are not suited for. It annoys me when I hear people say things and I am not articulate enough (I rarely speak anymore) to point out the truth in the matter. I can imagine many men will more to AI robots not just for sex but for compassion. This video from illustrates the incipient development of empathy in robots:
This video from almost a year later illustrates humanoid ai showing reactive responses
Imagine in a few years, the level of technology and "android" technology will allow men or women to purchase an ai companion instead of dealing with the frustrations of human companions. Does anyone complain when men or women indulge in emotional expressions towards their pets? Does anyone complain when women buy vibrators?
It is an interesting world...