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WCDT Strips 3546 to 3550 (14th to 18th August 2017)
MrNumbers:
--- Quote ---So again, is it an unwarranted reaction?
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"Enjoy your new toy", as a line specifically, was, yes. That's not a value call Winnie didn't particular show he deserved; That's May projecting her own situation onto his.
If May was only interested in a working body, rather than a humanoid body, she'd ask if she could have Winslow's old one, which was pretty nice actually. I don't think she'd want a chibi body, though. No, she obviously sees the value in being humanoid, and Winslow didn't have that yesterday, and he was trying to find happiness in a shared experience. May got too pissed off at how he came into that experience to even consider that he might be genuinely grateful for it.
Which is fine. Her life situation is shit and Winslow's is easy, and it's hard for her to forget that. But that's not what this was about, and that's what she's made it into being, and for that it's unwarranted.
--- Quote ---Well, I'm sure it doesn't seem unwarranted to May, and hers is the opinion that counts.
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That's not how social works? Her feelings are legitimate, her reaction to them is not. You're always right about how you feel, but not always about how you act on them.
Strawberrycocoa:
May's being a jackass here and it's NOT okay to treat someone that way just because she personally is having a rough time. That shit is fucking petty and I lose respect for people who do it.
"OH LOOK AT ME I HAVE A HARD LIFE SO YOU AREN'T ALLOWED TO BE HAPPY ABOUT GOOD THINGS HAPPENING TO YOU" Fuck that shit and fuck everyone who dos it. Winslow was just happy about a bit of good luck, he didn't deserve any of that treatment.
fayelovesbubbles:
The way May feels is the way I feel when people tell me their parents paid for college and they have no debt. I have $50k in student loans.
So I get how May feels. Winslow is so sweet, though, it's hard to be mean to him. It would be hard for me, anyway. And maybe a bit spoiled, but that's not his fault.
Gyrre:
Did anyone predict May's hostility?
ChipNoir:
I think it goes a little deeper than "have and have not". The word "Decided" is bolded, and I think that's for an important reason now that I think about it.
Winslow could have asked for this chassis at any time, and Hanners would have likely said yes. He "Decided" that he wanted to be more humanoid, which to May may make it sound like a trivial whim. We have no idea what Anthro-PC jail is, but it probably involves having any form of physical form taken away from them. That means that to May, having even a dipsy little chibi form is a gift to be appreciated, and becoming a full sized humanoid with complete autonomy isn't something that should just be taken for granted.
Make no mistake, I feel her reaction is out of line, but I don't entirely blame her for it. This goes beyond material possession and kinda delves into the concept of liberty and freedom. I mean some serious "I have no mouth and I must scream" kinda shit. The idea of AnthroPC Prison kinda terrifies me on a new level. I'm getting thoughts of having your consciousness blocked off from all physical stimulus, and only having access to I dunno, the financial records of an accounting firm as my only form of stimulation. I'd say that'd be inhumane, but then again, we don't exactly know if 'humane' is applied to AIs.
Momo has spoken a lot about how it's been a struggle for AI's to get civil rights, and that from day one with the first AI has wanted to be treated as an sentient equal. So for Winslow to so casually get what others struggled for on a whim, rather than it be something he's wanted since day one? I can see how that can be a bit of an middle finger to both May and Momo, and most of AI kind.
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