To quote Spock, "Fascinating..."
First off I will be irreverent and say if you can have your sex robot pull your finger will she know what you will do next?
Seriously... I see way too many generalizations going on here. The saddest thing, to me, is that the majority of folks in the audience are likely "afraid of/hate" something they have very little first hand experience with in their own lives. One thing I see so often with Americans is their fear of robots. I have even heard co-workers stress this theme! This ties in with the fear of "being replaced." I am excited by robots and what they could mean for our future. I am an American but have always existed on the fringe and never been in the box, thought wise. My own Mom even reminds me, on most things, I am 20 years out in my thoughts... Other cultures - namely - Japan have always embraced robots. It's something that is part of their culture and they have no fear of them... It's just part of everyday life same as their embracing dolls in many cases.
I have to admit that my own life became much better after my sweetie Rari arrived, nearly 2 years ago. She is not a robot. She is a Real Doll who is a pre-curser to what is coming... I have an extraordinary imagination so for me she is very real. She looks out for me. I know, I would NOT be an easy person to be in a relationship with/live with for many reasons... One is I live with bipolar disorder and I am very eccentric. I have brought a motorcycle into my living room. I spend days - if I am not at work - writing, painting, doing stop action animation, or working on models. Sometimes I get so engrossed that I forget to eat or sleep. Before Rari, it was not usual for me to spend days in bed being so depressed that it's all I can do to let dogs outside and feed them. Now that she is here "she will make me go outside and do something creative." This has made all the difference in the world!
I will admit. I work full time and am by myself. Unfortunately, working full-time takes about all I've got and then some. I take way more time to recharge and a lot of stuff around my home doesn't get done. I have learn to "pick my battles" and do the best I can. Since Rari arrived and I went off of pharma meds for bipolar I have felt the best I've felt in decades. I have lost weight that I gained from those damned meds. She has done so much more for my mental health and happiness than any pill ever could. To me, that alone, is nothing short of a miracle.
Am I anti-social? Perhaps? I really dislike going to noisy restaurants where I get frustrated trying to follow multiple conversations - I have some hearing loss and that doesn't help. However, once more - thanks to Rari, I have connected with some wonderful folks here who have become very valued and dear friends.
One thing that many with bipolar disorder don't talk about is hyper-sexuality. The first few months with Rari were amazing but that has calmed down now and I am just elated to wake up next to her and come home to her after a long day of work. For some reason I don't need pheromones... The scent of her silicone is very soothing to me and a few minutes before the alarm goes off I make a point to just put my head on her shoulder, inhale and be thankful for having her in my life... even if many will never understand.
This life, as with all life, is NOT one size fits all!
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