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WCDT: 2001-2005 (29 Aug-2 Sept 2011)
questionablecontentfan:
No. You don't call your friends shut in weirdos. Ever.
"Marigold, you should get out more" "Marigold, I think the way you interact with other people is sometimes off-putting"
If he cared about her he would have made an effort not to hurt her. He didn't.
Carl-E:
Your plastic pal that's fun to be with...
A couple of things have crossed my mind lately about the relationship between humans and AnPC's. I kind of get the impression that when a nascent AI is booted into a chassis for the first time, there's a sort of imprinting that goes on, like with waterfowl, only not as strong. "OOh, a human wants me! My first human! Lets see what it's like...". And out of curiosity (and maybe entertainment value in Pintsize's case), they watch and study, and learn to care, not just for, but about us. I imagine they watch us sleep, wondering about our dreams, worried if that snore will become apnea, ending the relationship/study too soon. They learn what makes us happy (or sad), and view our happiness as a reward, a measure of themselves. It's close to love, but isn't quite, and can easily run amok like Pintsize. But it's real, and very much like love, perhaps closer than what a lot of (self interested) people can give you. It's not slavery or ownership, although maybe there's a bit of Stockholm syndrome going on.
I know, this should be in the "do robots love?" thread, but it's getting hard to distinguish the two.
@QCfan, Angus is one of the best friends Marigold's had before Hannelore came along. He treated her with respect, and is trying to get her to see herself with some. Reread the pre-party comics again, please.
0kamisama:
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--- Quote from: questionablecontentfan on 02 Sep 2011, 02:42 ---Angus has caused Mari so much heartache, she's better off deleting him from her life.
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What? I really do hope you're not referring to what I think you are..
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What do you mean what you think? She should ditch Angus and get new friends. Angus is no friend, calling her a shut in weirdo. He's just an asshole, and she's better off without him as anything. He's not a friend at all.
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What about the time he asked Faye not to be so hard on Marigold? There have been times when he stuck up for her. After all, that's one dynamic of friendships, the occasional ribbing and being able to take it in stride, even though to outsiders, it may come across as mean-spirited jabs.
Mr. Doctor:
--- Quote from: questionablecontentfan on 02 Sep 2011, 10:19 ---No. You don't call your friends shut in weirdos. Ever.
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, like I said: he didn't say it in a good way at all, he's still right though.
I was just commenting that I personally like when my friends tell me when I'm doing something wrong.
Just for the sake of being clear as water: Angus didn't say it in a good manner but if he talked to her in a more sensitive way, then I wouldn't have any problem with it specially because he was right.
questionablecontentfan:
I wouldn't either. But as the case is, he said it in a really cruel way, so I have a problem with it.
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