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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

'Clanker' is social media's new slur for our robot future

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'Clanker' is social media's new slur for our robot future

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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An in-universe 'Star Wars' term has bled into real life.
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      Every time I pull the string on the back of this doll it says something nice to me. Is this true love?

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        Reach for the sky, Partner!!!

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        Hate to break it to you but that aint the back of the doll and it isn’t a string you are pulling either.

        But the affection is genuine.

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      There was a guy who married his DS (yes, a Nintendo DS) so I could see this happening. marrying something that isn’t even alive is just weird

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      One joke

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      That ship’s already passed, women have been loving on hand-held robots for decades now. I would bet that some women love their buzzy little friend more than the man in their lives.

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        To the point of marriage?

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          Ask them, I’d bet you’d find some takers.

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