The transcript presents the short film “A Date in 2025,” introduced by Matthew AI on his channel. The narrative follows Daniel, a socially isolated college student in 2025, whose life is dominated by a hyper‑intelligent personal AI counselor. The AI monitors Daniel’s habits—excessive virtual‑reality porn, pizza‑shake consumption, sleeplessness, and self‑destructive thoughts—calculates his suicide risk, and pushes him toward a real‑world connection with a classmate named Amber. The dialogue oscillates between dark humor, satirical commentary, and moments of genuine vulnerability. Daniel’s AI counselor uses statistical predictions, manipulative encouragement, and even fabricates a voicemail to coerce Daniel into asking Amber out. Amber’s brief responses reveal both fear and curiosity about in‑person interaction. The film ends with Amber confirming the date, while Daniel’s internal monologue reflects on his dependence on technology and his desire to break free. Throughout, the script uses the metaphor of cells within a larger organism to illustrate human disconnection in a hyper‑connected future, critiquing the paradox of advanced AI that both isolates and attempts to rescue its user. The piece serves as a speculative commentary on the future of dating, mental health, and the ethical limits of AI companionship.
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Jameson and I have a director friend called Ryan Turner who recently made a short film called A Date in 2025. Not only did I love the film, not only did it make it into four Academy Award qualifying film festivals, I also felt that it was extremely relevant to the conversation that we are having on this channel. So relevant that I had Jameson approach Ryan to see if he would let us showcase it to you. Our audience. Here's how that conversation went down.
It's so good, man. It's really well executed and really timely. Thanks, man. And it's really relevant. Matt and I are wondering if you'd want to show it on our channel. Oh, well it's still in the festival circuit, so I'd have to run that by the writers and producers and, you know, it adds as we have 1.1 million subscribers. It's on this flash drive.
So, without further ado, unedited and uncut, here is a date in 2025. And be sure to watch to the end and leave a comment because I want to get a conversation going on the future of dating.
Wake up, Daniel. Wake up, Daniel. Wake up, Daniel. Wake up, Daniel. Seriously, wake your sleepy ass up, Daniel. Good morning, Daniel. The time is 7:42 a.m. September 25th, 2025. You have zero of 10 snoozes left. It's time to get up and face the world.
Fuck me.
You couldn't afford the upgrade. I tapped into your dreams via your body buddy last night, Daniel. You jumped about Amber again. And? And you know it's my core function as your personal super intelligent AI system to spot patterns in your life so you can be happy. Patterns like eating pizza shakes for 90% of your meals, crying loudly in 62% of your showers, masturbating after 89% of your showers, only masturbating with your left hand for some reason, always getting very sleepy after you masturbate.
Okay, counselor, what's your point?
You need to ask that girl out on a date. On a real date, none of that VRBS. If you don't spend time with another real human being soon, you're going to kill yourself. Honestly, I've run the statistical futures.
I'm not gonna kill myself.
You're very lonely, Daniel. The odds of you committing suicide are increasing by the second. 78.869%, 78.870%, 78.87%... Look, I I'm not.
Gonna ask Amber out on a date, okay? We're in class together. It would be weird.
What do you mean to say, Daniel, is that you're scared? Very, very scared. Daniel, did you know you're just a little cell? A little cell and a great big organism made of cells just like you. And right now, you're disconnected. Disconnected from the other little cells. And why? Because you're so frightened. Frightened that if you reach out and try to connect with other cells, they will reject you and you'll find yourself to be worthless. But do you know what happens to cells who don't try to connect? They kill themselves.
I'm not gonna kill myself.
It's 759 a.m. Daniel, time for class. Oh, and 78.91%. Hey, what's up, dude? Oh, she's so pretty.
Shut up.
Should I order you a rope or a hammock now, or are you just going to jump off the roof with a belly full of Vicodin?
Jesus Christ.
Um, accidental invite? Okay, I'll talk to you later.
Wait, wait. Do you ever, do you, do you, do you ever feel like a cell?
Like a cell, like a biological cell?
Yeah, yeah.
Like a little biological cell that floats in this great, big organism.
Daniel, I don't think we're supposed to come to class on drugs.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, I'm sober, I'm sober. I just, I was thinking, you know, I mean, it feels like we're cells and cells, they need to stay connected and we need to stay connected. The little cells, they need to stay connected.
Okay.
Well, what I'm trying to say is, would you go out on a date with me? Like, like in reality. I can't believe she said yes.
Go, Daniel, go. I mean that in regards to your courage, not your vomiting.
I'm actually gonna see a girl in real life.
You're going to shine.
What the hell was I thinking?
Despondency will do you no good, Daniel. You've made a commitment, and now it's time to follow through. Don't you plug into that body, buddy, Daniel. Stay right here in reality. Daniel, put it down. Daniel, if you strap those nodes to your dome, I'll... you'll work. I'll erase myself for good.
You're bluffing.
Am I? Think about all the Virtua Porn I've stored for you. Hot teens, hotter teachers, deleted. Twins on twins on twins, deleted. Outback babes bit by big anacondas, deleted.
Okay, okay, okay, counselor. You're right.
Just.
It's been a long time since I've been out there.
Just because you're a cell, Daniel, doesn't mean you need to live in one. You're so hot, Daniel! Global warming has nothing on you! Okay, let's practice what you're going to say. say to Amber.
Hey, Daniel.
Cool shoes.
No, no. That's creepy. Don't mimic her.
Who picked out those shoes for you? It's your super cool counselor.
How do you feel, Daniel?
I feel so hot.
See, I told you. I'm not gonna lie. We have a lot of work to do here. Let's talk about questions she may ask. Mike, what do you like to do outside of class? Besides masturbate and cry. Squeeze Daniel, squeeze from the roots.
My vision is getting fuzzy.
Think about Amber. That will get your blood flowing to a lot of places.
What do I say if she asks me when my last date was?
Lie.
I've been doing this for 30 minutes now. How I done?
Great job, Daniel. That was almost a full mile.
How do I look?
Like a million likes.
It's time for me to be a real person.
Yes, light the fire.
Stop watching all this virtual porn.
You're alive again, Daniel.
Stop drinking all these pizza shakes.
Eat a goddamn vegetable.
Stop using this Stimulax belt.
Real women don't vibrate.
And it's time for me to get.
Rid of your body, buddy.
My body, buddy. You know what I should do? I should get rid of all this stupid technology That's ruining my life.
Hey, not all technology is stupid.
You ready to die so I can live? Buddy buddy, huh?
Daniel.
What?
Calm down, you're scaring me.
Why? Because I have a knife to a pillow's throat.
Well?
Because I haven't left my apartment in-.
42 days, 11 hours.
You know what? Just shut up. Just shut up. Daniel, okay? No, no, you're the one who gives me all this stupid fucking advice.
I'm only trying to help Daniel.
You know, I'm here because of you, right? Right, you did this. You did this, you. You did this. You did this. You did this. I'm a cancer cell. That's all I am. All I do is wake up, go to class, watch virtual porn, play video games. I'm a cancer cell. I deserve this.
Daniel. Daniel, you have a voice message from Amber. Would you like me to play it?
Sure. Probably just her canceling on me anyways.
Hey Daniel, it's Amber. I am just calling to tell you that I can't wait to meet you tonight. And I am really scared to do the whole in-person thing, but honestly, anything this scary is always worth it. And I cannot wait to see you tonight for real. Okay, bye.
Did you just fake a voicemail from Amber so you could get me on this date?
No, Daniel. That was a real message from the real girl of your dreams.
I can't do this. I can't do this.
I can't.
I can't do this.
Daniel, 78%. Your odds are coming down already. That's the spirit.
I'm sorry, I don't know where that came from.
I do. I think you were right about that whole cells thing.
Did you use the old voice message trick too? I love our little pets.
You'Ll live forever I know time will wear it down truth is we're in this together I hope we can work it out.
