Talking to a virtual friend online appeals to people for an unglamorous reason: there is no audience, no performance and no social cost to being uninteresting for ten minutes.
The appeal of a low-stakes conversation
Not every thought deserves a phone call. A companion absorbs the small ones, which leaves the real conversations in your life for the things that need them.
Where it helps
Shift workers, people who have just moved city, anyone whose friends are five time zones away, and anyone who thinks better after saying something out loud once.
Where it does not
A companion is not a replacement for people and not a substitute for professional support. Jaumo is explicit about this because the alternative is dishonest.
Starting well
Pick a voice that suits the time of day you will actually write, and give it a few conversations before deciding. The character sketches on Jaumo are written to make that choice quick.