Now to some of you, this blog may give you the first impression that i'm a bit strange however I ask that you keep an open mind. Let me explain. In this year's first semester, I took a course on post humanism. When a certain topic came up in class one day we were all skeptical and got a bit awkward but some how it turned into the longest debate in our class. To begin, lets be frank, being in the field of advertising we all know that sex is always the most captivating subject...SEX SELLS! What I bring to the table/blog is a funny yet potentially very realistic situation in the near futur. In the first youtube post, it ends with a man saying he prefers a "Sexbot" over a regular woman. What does this say about humanity? It almost questions the future of man kind if you will. Will this lead to a more controlled population? Less spread of STI and STD's ? Can we go as far as to even say this "clever" device may be given to sex addicts? Sure this is only the opinion of one man, but who knows what is to come... consider this! Most of us here have a relationship with our phones, ipods...you name it. But where does this leave the face to face, human to human contact and interaction? What if we become so used to not dealing with humans we start forgetting how to act/behave and even maybe develop anxiety around each other. Intergrated people skills maybe in jeopordy! Clever???... Creepy???... Rediculous???..... something to think about.
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One youtube comment: "you have to be the lonliest(sic) person in the world to marry a robot and pretend it has feelings." lol.
ReplyDeleteThis is like that one guy in Japan who married a character from a dating simulation game last year;
Man takes video game character as wife
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I dunno, I think this stuff is creepy and ridiculous. lol.
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ReplyDeleteA Japanese movie exploring this theme is told from the perspective of a "doll" that comes to life when his master isn't around. The movie is called "Air Doll" and the trailer must be out somewhere. I tried to provide a link, but it didn't work.
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