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WCDT Strips 3966-3970 (25th-29th March, 2019)
Case:
--- Quote from: Scarlet Manuka on 25 Mar 2019, 01:17 ---(now posting in the correct thread)
I do like that we're exploring more of Roko's issues with her new body, and I'm not qualified to talk about how realistic her progression is. So perhaps others here can comment: To me the only part that doesn't seem plausible is Roko calling for a vegetable peeler so soon after the "melon baller" incident. Opinions?
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I've heard of a woman suffering quite severe OCD who used household cleaner on her throat. Gave a nice, detailed account of what that did to her mucous membranes (you really don't want to know) Read about another who effectively sandpapered his skin.
That's a) OCD, not body-dysphoria and b) Very very extreme cases - several classes above the OCD I experienced. Also, IIRC, both were in their late 30s/40s and therapy-resistant, which is, again, rather rare.
But yes, comparable shit is not unheard of in humans.
OldGoat:
--- Quote from: shanejayell on 25 Mar 2019, 07:07 ---Called it.
One wonders why Roko wasn't referred to a AI therapist as a precaution once the body switch happened. These sort of issues can't be uncommon....
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Common enough that there's a known range of reactions as Roko's is unusually intense. Quoth Lemon, "You've been traumatized. Give it a few days, and if you still don't feel any different, we can discuss further therapeutic options."
Melon ballers and vegetable peelers, that's a lot of kitchen gadgetry for someone who doesn't eat. Did a previous tenant leave it behind, or is collecting stuff like that another of Roko's hobbies?
brasca:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 24 Mar 2019, 21:23 ---So it's considered awkward to see a robot naked. That says they're not simply treated as equal to organics, they're treated like organics.
Or is it just respecting their wishes? Momo wore a towel out of the shower even around a close female friend.
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Well Roko’s chassis has nipples so there’s some anatomical correctness. I don’t think AIs are required to wear clothes, but they may be programmed with a sense that a naked AI with the features of a Barbie doll would be disturbing so they dress for the sake of convention.
cybersmurf:
--- Quote from: traroth on 25 Mar 2019, 07:41 ---I'm starting to think Roko would have been better of with a totally different chassis, rather than that similar-but-still-slightly-different one.
Hopefully, tomorrow's comic will not be Faye and Bubbles assessing the damage Roko inflicted to herself...
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Been thinking about that too. To this point, this is only the second similar chassis swap in all of QC - the other one being Pintsize. And let's be honest: that bugger wouldn't care much about what his chassis would look like.
And if Roko actually goes down this path, she'll find a reason for a new body. let's hope she won't be obsessed with switching bodies then - that's something I can imagine AIs may have a problem with.
Tyr:
I just had the image of Roko making a deliberate scar on the dermal. Self-harm done in a mirror to FORCE her mind to recognize this as her face.
"That's my scar on my face. It's Mine."
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