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Culonavirus 4 hours ago

The ultimate question is this:

Do we get to enjoy robot catgirls first, or are we jumping straight to Terminators?

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lkey 4 hours ago | parent [-]

The origin of the word 'robot' is 'rabu', from slavic, meaning 'slave'. This is not an accident of history.

You have the mindset of Thomas Jefferson, worried about what the enslaved peoples might one day do with their freedoms while planning your 'visit' with a slave child that cannot say no.

It's vile, fix your heart or disappear.

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dr_kretyn 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

How about "robota" meaning "work"? (Source: I'm Slavic)

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wolvoleo 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I think you're taking the OP's funny comment way too seriously :)

	▲	DonHopkins an hour ago \| parent [-]
		He wants robotic doggirls that are unquestioningly loyal and give their love unconditionally, instead of being independent and withholding it like robotic catgirls. Then it's not technically enslavement!

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arduanika an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Comparing machines to human slaves is false, confused, and tasteless, all at once. Get your priorities and your categories straight.

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ta8903 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Would you be less mad if he used the word android instead, or is that also etymologically problematic?