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minus-squareScribbdlinkfedilink10•10 months agoI can see it. There are a few tropes that come to mind: Robot is unique and alone Robots outlive their creators/creating civilization Robots discarded after their usefulness expired And looking into the etymology of orphan makes it even clearer. Robots are often depicted as being dereft of rights, feelings etc.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•10 months agoIt’s more because it comes from slave (arbeiten is also related), and both slaves and orphans deal with status changes, but that’s a lot more similarities than I had :)
I can see it. There are a few tropes that come to mind:
And looking into the etymology of orphan makes it even clearer. Robots are often depicted as being dereft of rights, feelings etc.
It’s more because it comes from slave (arbeiten is also related), and both slaves and orphans deal with status changes, but that’s a lot more similarities than I had :)