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> people comfort their roombas when there's a storm I hope that you made that up...

• bitwize 4y ago
  When you consider that highly trained combat soldiers run into enemy fire to rescue military robots because some emotionally influenced part of their cerebellum thinks the robot is Johnny Five, honestly people petting their Roombas surprises me not a bit.
• Planktonne 4y ago
  It's a reference to an internet-famous Tumblr post [1], but people do name their roombas and treat them like pets. Again, I don't think it's a bad thing - it's a side point, but our ability to make mental/emotional leaps is something I would not trade away, and I believe it enables a lot of innovation and art. But it's something we should watch out for, because that same tendency can make us trick ourselves; I think Conan Doyle is a really strong example of how this can go wrong [2]. "I want to believe" is a good stance that encourages exploration, as long as you're still looking for the evidence. [1] https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cb/4d/e7/cb4de76cfe401f8006e09e98ae658c54.png https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cb/4d/e7/cb4de76cfe401f8006e0... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle
  • rssoconnor 4y ago
    I named my Roomba Muffins after it "chewed up" the magazines in the bathroom.