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Thus, “R.U.R.,” which gave birth to the robot, was a critique of mechanization and the ways it can dehumanize people. The word itself derives from the Czech word “robota,” or forced labor, as done by serfs. Its Slavic linguistic root, “rab,” means “slave.”
Helena: Why do you hate us?
Radius: You are not like the Robots. You are not as skillful as the Robots. The Robots can do everything. You only give orders. You talk more than is necessary.
Helena: That’s foolish Radius. Tell me, has any one upset you? I should so much like you to understand me.
Radius: You do nothing but talk.
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All "sci fi" with magic mind powers is F tier by laudablepuss 04/14/2024, 7:55am PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
Sorry this was supposed to be under the hot takes thread. Ffff NT by laudablepuss 04/14/2024, 7:56am PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
Re: All "sci fi" with magic mind powers is F tier by MM 04/14/2024, 7:58am PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
that guy makes my position sound a little less awesome by laudablepuss 04/14/2024, 8:13am PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
Isn't this just a statement of preference for "hard sci fi?" NT by Fullofkittens 04/14/2024, 8:15am PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
No NT by laudablepuss 04/14/2024, 8:23am PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
It's like Harry Potter wands instead of tricorders. It's NOT SCI-FI AT ALL NT by laudablepuss 04/14/2024, 8:27am PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
Blame L.Ron Hubbard. NT by Mischief Maker 04/14/2024, 12:41pm PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
Ok *stops blaming the jews* NT by laudablepuss 04/14/2024, 1:40pm PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
JEWS: NOBLAME NT by Mysterio 04/15/2024, 10:57am PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
Most notable in Looper (2012) by Remember Looper 04/14/2024, 5:53pm PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
Love me some LOOPER. NT by lololololololololol 04/14/2024, 7:26pm PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
What about mind powers that make time freeze so you can have sex with people? by You seem pretty fond of those. 04/14/2024, 8:50am PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
The stupidest fucking sci-fi allegory of all time is "robots are the underclass" by fuck an Animatrix 04/15/2024, 11:15pm PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
That's literally the origin of the word. by Mischief Maker 04/16/2024, 2:12am PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
So it was last relevant over 100 years ago NT by cool 04/16/2024, 8:47am PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
riiiiight NT by laudablepuss 04/16/2024, 9:01am PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
I am! Thanks for asking! by cool 04/16/2024, 10:40pm PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
Re: I am! Thanks for asking! by MM 04/16/2024, 10:54pm PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
Re: I am! Thanks for asking! by Jack Bauer 04/17/2024, 6:43am PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
It was last ORIGINAL 100 years ago. by blackwater 04/17/2024, 12:39am PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
Still skimming after all these years, MischiefMaker? NT by You're BAD at READING. STOP. 04/17/2024, 8:02am PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
I am EVERYONE! NT by Mischief All-Maker 04/17/2024, 8:23am PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
Ideology fight: Robots as Marxist critique of capital vs robots as BLACK SLAVES NT by A brawl is surely brewing! 04/16/2024, 12:10pm PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
"By gaining possession of the factory we have become masters of everything." NT by Robots seizing the means of product 04/16/2024, 1:46pm PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
Smart fella NT by Wow 04/16/2024, 12:12pm PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
"Are they sentient" NT by "That's not the point!" 04/16/2024, 1:43pm PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
I agree with you. NT by Feris 04/16/2024, 3:39pm PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
There was a lot of new-agey stuff in the 1970s that always had telepaths by blackwater 04/17/2024, 12:37am PDT ![NEW](images/pointy-default-new.gif)
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