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I have very little experience with old people. When I grow up I want a robot who can pick me up when I fall over because the lady in the flat above me had to b
by badcppdev 4y ago
I have very little experience with old people.
When I grow up I want a robot who can pick me up when I fall over because the lady in the flat above me had to bang on the floor for ages at 2am before I woke up and organised help for her.
And I'd like the robot to be able to take dinner off the stove if I get distracted while I'm cooking my dinner because the nice old man in the flat a few doors down burnt his dinner and there was tons of smoke. He was fine but his dinner wasn't.
I don't know what the robot will be able to do to help with social isolation but I've got some time to figure out ideas. I don't really want my kids to take care of me when they are in their 50s and 60s. They should be able to enjoy themselves.
- andrei_says_ 4y agoUntil a hundred or so years ago globally, and still almost everywhere - with the exception of the richest countries - kids enjoy themselves in their 50s and 60s while sharing space and time with the elderly. No isolation, no robots, no aimlessness for the elderly as they continue contributing while imprinting the history of their lineage into the younger generations. The fast food approach to birth, living, aging and dying may not be the best possible approach.
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