Says parent post, while thinking a stack of rocks that looks a little like a fat raccoon is kind of cute.

Humans are designed to form emotional connections with non emotional things. Its sort of our whole deal.

Yes, but, that goes away when the "thing" is meant to mimic/replace/replicate a human... that's why "uncanny valley" is just a gut-level unsettling feeling. The lack of emotional nuance.

Humans are definitely not designed.

Eh, People form emotional connections with inanimate objects, so I'm unsure if that's a good enough argument tbf.