Comment on It's 2025, the year we decided we need a widespread slur for robots

• lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If that person helped you survive, and then you turn around and leave them to die when the tables are turned, don’t you think that might be a little…rude? Maybe just a bit?

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  • DrDystopia@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Absolutely, but if there was a death penalty for not doing so, I’d call it understandable not rude.

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• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yes. There are documented instances where a someone sacrifices themselves to attempt to save their child/SO. It’s illogical from an individual survival context and only makes sense given emotional attachment and religious belief. Look no further than suicide bombers or those who protest with self-immolation to see examples where some form of higher purpose convinces them to sacrifice themselves.

  A machine would not see any logic to that and would only sacrifice itself if ordered. A programmer could approximate it, but machines don’t have motivations, they merely execute according to inputs.

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• astutemural@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yes. We do this literally every day. We pay taxes on what we earn to support those less fortunate. We share with food with coworkers and tools with neighbors. We have EMTs, firemen, and SAR who wilfully run into danger to help people they’ve never met. It’s literally the foundation of society.

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  • DrDystopia@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If you equate paying taxes with giving up self-preservation, I have no words. If you think being a firefighter means taking deadly chances (and with no pay mind you) at every site we have nothing to discuss.

    This is one of the worst strawmen arguments I’ve seen in a while. Blocked.

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    • astutemural@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Well you’re cranky, aintcha.

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