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Why does anthropomorphizing our machines always seem to lead to sadness?
by giantrobothead 13y ago
Why does anthropomorphizing our machines always seem to lead to sadness?
- dredmorbius 13y agoThere's an alternate take on the xkcd panel with a more upbeat viewpoint. I looked for it briefly but couldn't find it.
- willtheperson 13y agoFound it http://twicsy.com/i/vTY5E http://twicsy.com/i/vTY5E
- dredmorbius 13y agoBingo. Thanks.
- gus_massa 13y agoOther alternative, oposite point of view: http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22741&start=4680#p2000516 http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22741&start=4680#...
- dredmorbius 13y agoOh man. If that isn't a timesink.
- icegreentea 13y agoBecause we treat them like slaves.
- thirsteh 13y agoThe word robot means slave.
- icegreentea 13y agoAlmost. It derives from robota serf or corvee labour. While either of those are certainly slave like, they are distinct from chattel slavery (which is what most people think of when you say slave). The key difference is that chattel slavery has the slaves as actual property. Serfdom implies a responsibility from the master to the serf, beyond that implied by chattel slavery. Corvee labour is essentially a tax in the form of labour.
- sdegutis 13y agoI initially thought this was just going to be another pedantic argument but it turned out to be really interesting. So, thanks?
- anon4 13y agoActually it just means work.
- olaf 13y agoBecause we treat them like machines.