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"One thing we'd love to see is a video from a passenger that attempts to elicit these robotic, scripted responses from drivers. The experience would probably be
by smcl 5y ago
"One thing we'd love to see is a video from a passenger that attempts to elicit these robotic, scripted responses from drivers. The experience would probably be akin to talking with NPCs in a role-playing game. Bonus points if you can get the driver to respond identically to the same question multiple times in the two-minute journey across the convention center"
Worth remembering that these drivers are just workers, so trying to catch them in a video saying something silly or off-script probably won't affect Boring or Tesla but it could result in some blowback for the driver for not learning her/his lines or trying harder to stick to the script. I think the idea behind this Las Vegas Loop is pretty stupid and I kinda hope it fizzles out, but that's no reason to mess with a person's living while it's up and running.
- carlhjerpe 5y agoWhile I think the NPC part was funny, I really do agree that one should not mess with someone's income. If anyone records this I hope they blur the face (and any timekeeping devices) and change the voice to keep the worker safe.
- andrepd 5y agoThe NPC thing nailed it home to me just how dystopic this is.
- alpaca128 5y agoIt's just like when supermarket cashiers are forced to ask every customer if they have a member card, and if not, if they want one. I deliberately avoid some chains just because of this. It's degrading for the employees, it's like telling them "see, we can't replace you with robots yet, but until then please act like robots or else".
- andrepd 5y agoAsking for a member card is not so bad, but memorizing a script praising your boss is another step entirely.
- Gravityloss 5y agoGoing a bit off topic but I find the comparing people to NPC thing disturbing, even as a joke. It is a very ego centric way of thinking. It's a real person just like you with hopes and dreams and everything. I feel that people have been playing too much video games as kids.
- jonathankoren 5y agoAre you saying you find the comparison offensive, or the dehumanization by the corporation to be offensive?
- RalfWausE 5y agoHmm... odd thing for an NPC to say...
- boastful_inaba 5y agoThis is actually very similar to a scene in one of the Jumanji sequels!