Innocent Canadian robot destroyed in Philly

[Grenartia]

lrn 2 read



The same reason we all rooted for Johnny Five in Short Circuit.

Oh man I am now getting nostalgia from remembering short circuit.

Who doesn't?

I thought upstanding true American conservatives were supposed to be all about protecting people's property?

It's Philly, hardly a conservative bastion.

Though, even if it were, the robot still would've been smashed, because assholes still vandalize property here in the South.

[Morrow den]

Honestly why is everyone so sad about this robot? I mean I wouldn't destroy it but thats what you get for putting it in philly cheese steak land.

No one cares about the robot, its the principle of the thing.

Here was an experiment. Here was someone else's property, and for no other reason than they could a few douche bags smashed it, now we all know there are douche bags in Germany, and Douche bags in Canada. But this same experiment was completed in both those countries.

While in the US the thing left MA and only made it to PA before it got smashed.

Do you understand it didnt make it one quarter of the way before it got smashed?

Doesnt matter if it was a toaster with a note glued to it... its the principle.

It was probably just some guys just waiting for it to come around Philly and smash it. That doesn't mean "oh murica worst country ever blah,blah,blah" just a coincidence that it happened in the US.

[The Empire of Pretantia]

It could still get run over without much damage.

Well yeah youre right.

Only in America is the populace too douchey to not smash something just for the sake of smashing it.

Ha, no.

[Scyobayrynn]

No one cares about the robot, its the principle of the thing.

Here was an experiment. Here was someone else's property, and for no other reason than they could a few douche bags smashed it, now we all know there are douche bags in Germany, and Douche bags in Canada. But this same experiment was completed in both those countries.

While in the US the thing left MA and only made it to PA before it got smashed.

Do you understand it didnt make it one quarter of the way before it got smashed?

Doesnt matter if it was a toaster with a note glued to it... its the principle.

It was probably just some guys just waiting for it to come around Philly and smash it. That doesn't mean "oh murica worst country ever blah,blah,blah" just a coincidence that it happened in the US.

Ignored.

[Dragvania]

It makes me die a little inside as an American.

Then we wonder why every other nation hates Americans.

[Herskerstad]

Though, even if it were, the robot still would've been smashed, because assholes still vandalize property here in the South.

Clairvoyance is always a helpful trait when filling out missing or non-existent events.

[Scyobayrynn]

Hitchbot in Boston enjoying a baseball game.

[Luft]

Well this is quite sad , but it was committed by one or a few idiots in a country of 330 million. No reason for anyone to label the US, Pennslyvania or even Philadelphia as a bastion of robophobes.

[Stellonia]

(Image)

Hitchbot in Boston enjoying a baseball game.

People (and robots) go to baseball games to enjoy them?

[Mubaru]

Is it wrong that we compare an entire group of people to one instance of social cruelty? Anyone who is classifying this as a "Classic American Thing", is as ignorant as they come.

[Dooom35796821595]

Well this is quite sad , but it was committed by one or a few idiots in a country of 330 million. No reason for anyone to label the US, Pennslyvania or even Philadelphia as a bastion of robophobes.

Perhaps not, but movies like terminator do give that impression about america in general.

[Redsection]

Cute bot and all,but honestly the thing is nothing more than an heap of alloy's and software. the Idiots who destroyed it should have to pay for it or something but thats about it.

[Nerotysia]

now we all know there are douche bags in Germany, and Douche bags in Canada. But this same experiment was completed in both those countries.

While in the US the thing left MA and only made it to PA before it got smashed.

There's this thing called coincidence.

Then we wonder why every other nation hates Americans.

I don't. It's because people attach meaning to isolated incidents that don't actually matter. And also because people like to generalize and stereotype.

Only in America is the populace too douchey to not smash something just for the sake of smashing it.

Oh yea. Totally. This conclusion can totally be reached because one robot got smashed.

[Nerotysia]

Well this is quite sad , but it was committed by one or a few idiots in a country of 330 million. No reason for anyone to label the US, Pennslyvania or even Philadelphia as a bastion of robophobes.

Perhaps not, but movies like terminator do give that impression about america in general.

We have a word for those: stereotypes. And I'm okay with them, they can be fun, until you start taking them seriously.

[Stellonia]

"Innocent Canadian robot destroyed in Philly" That is akin to saying "innocent car destroyed in crash."

[Mubaru]

"Innocent Canadian robot destroyed in Philly" That is akin to saying "innocent car destroyed in crash."

I think it was implying that the robot (given human qualities for the social experiment), had been destroyed without provoking any such behavior on it's part.

A car, however, is not meant to be personified and does not really have any relation to the topic at hand.

[Stellonia]

"Innocent Canadian robot destroyed in Philly" That is akin to saying "innocent car destroyed in crash."

I think it was implying that the robot (given human qualities for the social experiment), had been destroyed without provoking any such behavior on it's part.

A car, however, is not meant to be personified and does not really have any relation to the topic at hand.

Do you realize how computerized cars are these days?

[Luft]

"Innocent Canadian robot destroyed in Philly" That is akin to saying "innocent car destroyed in crash."

Lol Well it wasn't the cars fault per say... #savetheinanimateobjects

[Nerotysia]

I think it was implying that the robot (given human qualities for the social experiment), had been destroyed without provoking any such behavior on it's part.

A car, however, is not meant to be personified and does not really have any relation to the topic at hand.

Do you realize how computerized cars are these days?

They're not computerized to be personable, though. It's interesting that people destroyed a robot that was supposed to act human, and more than that, a really kind and harmless human.

[Mubaru]

I think it was implying that the robot (given human qualities for the social experiment), had been destroyed without provoking any such behavior on it's part.

A car, however, is not meant to be personified and does not really have any relation to the topic at hand.

Do you realize how computerized cars are these days?

I'm not sure, exactly, what that has to do with any of this either.

[Hyfling]

This will surely trigger a robot uprising.

Vive la Révolution!

[Armeia]

>kill
>robot

Really?

[Stellonia]

Do you realize how computerized cars are these days?

I'm not sure, exactly, what that has to do with any of this either.

Both are highly computerized.

[Scyobayrynn]

now we all know there are douche bags in Germany, and Douche bags in Canada. But this same experiment was completed in both those countries.

While in the US the thing left MA and only made it to PA before it got smashed.

There's this thing called coincidence.

Then we wonder why every other nation hates Americans.

I don't. It's because people attach meaning to isolated incidents that don't actually matter. And also because people like to generalize and stereotype.

Only in America is the populace too douchey to not smash something just for the sake of smashing it.

Oh yea. Totally. This conclusion can totally be reached because one robot got smashed.

Only in America.
Our douche levels are too high.

[The Kingdom of Bikini Bottom]

Well, they do this to people all the time in Philadelphia. Now a robot is dismembered. As someone who lives in Philadelphia, I can tell you don't ever come to Philly. It is dirty, ugly, cultureless and dangerous. There is a high rate of crime, as well as murder.