beating up robots

As a counter to their "digisexuals" article, the NYT ran this.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/style/why-do-people-hurt-robots.html

instant classic thread title

The comedian Aristotle Georgeson has found that videos of people physically aggressing robots are among the most popular he posts on Instagram under the pseudonym Blake Webber. And much of the feedback he gets tends to reflect the fear of robot uprisings.

Mr. Georgeson said that some commenters approve of the robot beatings, “saying we should be doing this so they can never rise up. But there’s this whole other group that says we shouldn’t be doing this because when they” — the robots — “see these videos they’re going to be pissed.”

Wielding Rocks and Knives, Arizonans Attack Self-Driving Cars - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/us/waymo-self-driving-cars-arizona-attacks.html

radio show mostly on this topic (links to news stories within)

http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/89053