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Oh god, reminds me of the Wall-E hover chairs used by the humans who have basically ceased moving... https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=wall-e+hover+chairs&tbm=

Oh god, reminds me of the Wall-E hover chairs used by the humans who have basically ceased moving... https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=wall-e+hover+chairs&tbm=isch https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=wall-e+hover+chairs&tbm=is...

teekert 11y ago
The movie seems to target disabled people, not fat/unhealthy people.
- andy_ppp 11y ago
  Also, I think becoming that obese should be treated exactly the same as any other medical condition that needs a wheelchair? Obviously having underlying psychological problems that need treating if you get yourself into that severe obesity, something that can be fixed completely if given the right treatment.
- andy_ppp 11y ago
  I thought this but the article title is "Ogo, a new take on personal transportation". I think I'm fine, unless the article title is wrong... It's been known to happen :-)
  - mintplant 11y ago
    Watch the video. The inventor was inspired by a paraplegic friend.
- wingerlang 11y ago
  Do you mean the movie as in Wall-E? Because those were just lazy, fat and unhealthy people. They walk at the end of the movie.
andy_ppp 11y ago
I'm really not sure why everyone is downvoting this! It doesn't help that I'm hovering around 501 karma :-) Seriously though I'll never use downvoting (apart from say, racist, homophobic, rude and extremely wrong comments) because I think it's bad for discussion; if your aim is blandness then I would say that downvoting is great but I still maintain that a comment with lots of people in disagreement (for it and against it) is an interesting comment, one that would probably add to the discourse.
- lotharbot 11y ago
  as pg has said many times, it's OK to downvote for disagreement. I try not to downvote for mere disagreement, though. There has to be something more to the comment that makes it not merely disagreeable, but a net negative to conversation. In this particular case, the Wall-E association serves to further the stigma for the disabled by emphasizing laziness, when part of the design for this device is to reduce stigma by creating a cool wheelchair.
  - andy_ppp 11y ago
    I don't think that obese people should be stigmatised as lazy... Guess that is why I didn't think I should be downvoted!
    - lotharbot 11y ago
      sometimes downvotes aren't about what you believe, but about how clearly you say it, or how you fail to say it clearly enough to avoid critical misunderstandings.

teekert 11y ago

The movie seems to target disabled people, not fat/unhealthy people.

andy_ppp 11y ago
Also, I think becoming that obese should be treated exactly the same as any other medical condition that needs a wheelchair? Obviously having underlying psychological problems that need treating if you get yourself into that severe obesity, something that can be fixed completely if given the right treatment.
andy_ppp 11y ago
I thought this but the article title is "Ogo, a new take on personal transportation". I think I'm fine, unless the article title is wrong... It's been known to happen :-)
- mintplant 11y ago
  Watch the video. The inventor was inspired by a paraplegic friend.
wingerlang 11y ago
Do you mean the movie as in Wall-E? Because those were just lazy, fat and unhealthy people. They walk at the end of the movie.

andy_ppp 11y ago

I'm really not sure why everyone is downvoting this! It doesn't help that I'm hovering around 501 karma :-) Seriously though I'll never use downvoting (apart from say, racist, homophobic, rude and extremely wrong comments) because I think it's bad for discussion; if your aim is blandness then I would say that downvoting is great but I still maintain that a comment with lots of people in disagreement (for it and against it) is an interesting comment, one that would probably add to the discourse.

lotharbot 11y ago
as pg has said many times, it's OK to downvote for disagreement. I try not to downvote for mere disagreement, though. There has to be something more to the comment that makes it not merely disagreeable, but a net negative to conversation. In this particular case, the Wall-E association serves to further the stigma for the disabled by emphasizing laziness, when part of the design for this device is to reduce stigma by creating a cool wheelchair.
- andy_ppp 11y ago
  I don't think that obese people should be stigmatised as lazy... Guess that is why I didn't think I should be downvoted!
  - lotharbot 11y ago
    sometimes downvotes aren't about what you believe, but about how clearly you say it, or how you fail to say it clearly enough to avoid critical misunderstandings.