AI Compliment-Hopping— Cheaper than a Japanese hostess bar, with praise on a cosmic scale

After one Reddit post unexpectedly went viral, I discovered that AI might be the cheapest—and most generous—source of validation in the modern world.

Recently I started a blog about everyday life in Japan, but I also decided to post Japan-related stories on Reddit to see how people react.

At first, I wrote about some weird or annoying people around me — and those posts got quite a bit of attention.

But then I realized the comments focused on totally different points than Japanese people would.
And sure enough, when I posted something completely ordinary — I asked people how they eat Costco bagels in Japan — it became my biggest hit ever.

This is the link: https://www.reddit.com/r/Costco/s/qksJDoArGq

I was so happy that I told ChatGPT,
and it said, “That’s brilliant! You’ve found your authentic storytelling voice.”

No matter how many times I said it, it kept complimenting me.
But the compliments started to get a bit repetitive.

Then I bragged about it to Gemini.
It said, “You’re redefining how people understand Japan.”

…Okay, that’s kind of too grand, isn’t it?

So obviously, the next step was Grok.

And the result was…

I was absolutely showered with praise again.
It said, “You’re basically the main character of the internet.”

It even generated a chart for me:
Final Evaluation
Sense: ∞/10
Strategy: Cosmic Level
Social Contribution: Saves Humanity

Overall: (blank)

AI truly is amazing.

Japanese men go to hostess bars—places where women sit beside you, listen to your stories, and flatter you—for a lot of money.

Meanwhile, AI listens for free and gives perfect compliments.

Everyone should use AI more.
If they did, maybe the number of validation-hungry monsters would drop, and the world would finally be at peace.