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MisdemeanorRebel
2014 May 8, 3:31am
Yes, this could be a major issue, as an entire generation of Leonardo DaVincis, Goethes, Michelangelos could emerge out of a bunch of happy guys, pursuing their true interests than in trying to get some tail.
And being able to spend money and time on buying paints and canvas, instead of seeing yet another Zappo box arrive.
Rin
2014 May 8, 4:40am
Yes, this could be a major issue, as an entire generation of Leonardo DaVincis, Goethes, Michelangelos could emerge out of a bunch of happy guys, pursuing their true interests than in trying to get some tail.
And being able to spend money and time on buying paints and canvas, instead of seeing yet another Zappo box arrive.
And for ppl like myself, computers & laboratory facilities for my own research and development activities.
In fact, with my Raquel Welch android, I may actually never need to leave the lab.
Ceffer
2014 May 8, 5:15am
Truth be told, single or married, from a guy's perspective, most would rather have a girlfriend who was more like a car than a person.
You mean like putting an artificial vagina in a talking hybrid Lamborghini that flatters your ego?
The insurance costs would still kill you.
It's just like a guy to use car analogies for everything.
A woman would say the ideal man is like some kind of designer purse that grows it's own money and takes out the garbage.
Rin
2014 May 8, 5:43am
If you could have any option whatsoever for sex, and it was with a machine, hence no morality involved, then you could marry anyone you want...you could marry an obese person with a high IQ or heart of goodness and still not walk around the mall ogling short skirts.
The question is ... why would a guy marry anyone circa 2050? I mean once you factor out the sex & physical attraction, that other person is just a friend. And yes, I've befriended chubby women but aside from the buddy-buddy thing, there's nothing else beneath the surface.
And thus, with AI/'bots, as in the case of the movie 'Her', serving up an intelligent, highly attentive personal assistant, it could very likely replace current relationships between men and women. Think about it, in only a few short years, a large percentage of the public is hooked to their portable smart phone/computers. From 2007 to 2014, it didn't even take a generation.
This outer limits episode was too ahead of its time and wasted a lot of time with puritanical ideas/guilt and theories of consciousness. In reality, when Valerie 23 comes on line, the world as we know it, will change within a decade's time max.
varmint
2014 May 8, 6:03am
Yes, this could be a major issue, as an entire generation of Leonardo DaVincis, Goethes, Michelangelos could emerge out of a bunch of happy guys, pursuing their true interests than in trying to get some tail.
Or the opposite. People could get laid whenever they want without having a job, brushing their teeth, or even acting like a reasonable human being. Kinda removes a lot of incentives for why guys do pretty much anything.
This it the futurama hypothesis on robot dating.
Rin
2014 May 8, 6:12am
Kinda removes a lot of incentives for why guys do pretty much anything.
This it the futurama hypothesis on robot dating.
Here's the thing, if you were a toddler/kid during the original Star Wars trilogy, the excitement of that was Space travel, Mind-Over-Matter (The Force), Adventure, fighting Vader's minions, Light Saber/Lightspeed technologies, and the list goes on. However, whether or not Han & Leia ever did it, was for the grown ups in the audience, not us kids. For us, it was about this grand adventure of the future. Thus, we didn't have the carrot/stick of getting laid or not getting laid, to dream the big dreams.
Fast forward and we're all grown ups. In place of dreaming about spaceships, warped space, and the Force, we're thinking about working for some a-hole, paying our bills, and then constantly having to appease the misses.
Thus, if we were to start over, in place of the Futurama dystopia, I can see myself and my Raquel Welch 'bot, working on that light saber together.
Dan8267
2014 May 8, 7:41am
If you can't afford the entire sexbot, can you just by the parts you interested in?
Rin
2014 May 8, 7:45am
1 In 5 Would Have Sex With A Robot
Get past the Uncanny Valley, and it's 5 in 5.
Some of the feminist-indoctrinated guys, the 1 in 5, will come up with objectification type of counterattack ideals, and resist the android wave.
Strategist
2014 May 8, 8:20am
You would get to choose the make, model, and styling you want, with customization.
I like the topless convertible Ferrari type. That's my kinda girl.
Strategist
2014 May 8, 10:53am
You know, some women I have had sex with in the past were just like robots -with dead batteries.
Tenpoundbass
2014 May 8, 1:00pm
A robot wouldn't make it more intimate than say with a blow up doll.
Or a fleshlight for that matter. With out another person in there, you're really just doing IT to your self.
Rin
2014 May 8, 1:17pm
A robot wouldn't make it more intimate than say with a blow up doll.
Captain, watch the Valerie 23 episode of the Outer Limits, posted above.
If that's not intimate then I don't know what is.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/07/1-in-5-sex-with-robot-poll_n_5281180.html
We're going to start this article off with a challenge to you, the readers: If not one person comments with an iteration of, "I already had sex with a robot! My ex, amirite?" I will personally fan each and every one of you.
But I digress. The Daily Beast reports that one in five people in the United Kingdom would have sex with a robot, given the chance. That's perfectly fine with us, because we here at Weird News would probably get down with a dalek, too.
More than 2,000 responded to the poll at Middlesex University. The study also found that 46 percent of participants felt that technology was progressing too quickly, and at least 33 percent believe robots will one day replace soldiers, cops and teachers. They probably aren't far off, either: Robots have already replaced hand jobs.
"It seems to have got to the stage where people would rather have sex with something that knows exactly what it's doing, where we know exactly how it will react, and how long it will take, and how good it will be," said one of the participants. "But this obliterates the excitement of the uncertainty of being with a living person and the risk of it all going wrong, which is big part of having sex with someone in the first place. I'm just glad I got into a relationship before sleeping with C-3PO became the norm."
Not only did plenty of people say they'd go all nuts and bolts on a bot, 46 percent of people surveyed also said they wouldn't judge those who want to.
The discussion is topical. The release of the movie "Her" started an Internet-wide conversation about robo-boning. The folks at io9 can't decide whether they want a sex bot or an emotional partner:
I certainly don't have any objections