Thank you for the very elaborate reply @ura-soul.

You do make a number of really good points - and I understand what you have said and the context within which you have said it.

One thing that I notice is that you do not see the use of robots in this context to be any kind of a solution. While I understand your argument that we should address the underlying causes of the 'dysfunctional behaviors' of those inclined to do so - I am not convinced that discarding robots as an acceptable means to do so is a correct path.

Perhaps this is because when I say this I do not just think of regular people looking for a booty call - but rather I also think of persons who feel that something is missing from their lives and/or who have been through a phase involving physical or mental abuse to their persons - and for whom the prospect of finding a 'traditional' mate doesn't hold the allure that it would for other persons. Some among these who might otherwise bottle up their needs either indefinitely or until they can no longer do so - the alternative of a robotic substitute might be an outlet for them that does not cause harm to other members of Society.

Furthermore, when I think of how adoption of these robotic substitutes would technically take the place of what would otherwise have been living beings, I personally see that to be more of a positive than a negative. We already use technology to assist us educationally and there is no reason why robots within this field couldn't be applied similarly.

This being said, you are again correct in suggesting that some things shouldn't be markets - and that includes living creatures and babies.

Although - now that I think about it - considering that human populations have exploded by 6 billion over the last 100 years alone - perhaps it wouldn't be a terrible thing for more humans to settle for infertile robotic counterparts.