Sometimes opposition is also a kind of respect

Foster 2021-10-13 13:06:41

In fact, when I first watched it, I was very worried, because the male protagonist's attitude towards robots is that "other people have different hearts", and he is a black man, worried that the movie can't justify the ethical aspects of race, equality, and freedom.
But soon I found out that I was worrying ╮(╯_╰)╭, other people could not understand the male protagonist’s vigilance and disgust towards robots. They like robots to get close to robots because in their eyes, robots are objects and tools. , And it works very well. People let others or other things exist in their own private space without being suspicious, first because of trust and second because they know that this thing has no will.
The male protagonist cannot treat the robot as merely an object. He keeps a distance and vigilance from them. He doesn't believe them, just as there is a distance between humans and humans, you can't be as unsuspecting against strangers as you are against a new cup. Although he referred to robots as "that thing", he was using human code of conduct to measure the behavior of robots, thinking that they would also make mistakes, and they would also have "motivations" if they killed someone they would be "suspects" and be punished. He didn't even react. Even if a robot killed a human, it was just an "industrial accident" in the eyes of others, and there was no need to explore the motivation of the behavior. He used words like "cold-blooded" to describe humans to describe robots, and he was brooding about the rational judgments made by robots in the previous accident—just like treating real people.
Love and appreciation are not the same as equality and respect. Freedom inherently contradicts trust.

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Extended Reading
  • Myrtis 2022-03-24 09:01:06

    The plot is excellent, Asimov's book, are you kidding me?

  • Alexa 2022-03-24 09:01:06

    Robot regulations are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people

I, Robot quotes

  • Detective Del Spooner: [hardly manages to evade collision with truck at 180mph] ASS-HOLE

    Susan Calvin: Which is more than I can say for you.

    Susan Calvin: It was a left, by the way. Back there.

    Detective Del Spooner: You *must* know my ex-wife.

  • [Calvin working on the control panel to access V.I.K.I. core]

    Susan Calvin: [V.I.K.I. core access granted] OK, we're good.

    [V.I.K.I. core closes, control panel is locked with a metal shield]

    Susan Calvin: Uh! She's locked me out of the system. I can override her manually, but I need that control panel!

    Detective Del Spooner: [punches control panel, opening it]

    [puts emphasis on every word]

    Detective Del Spooner: I am uncomfortable with heights.

    Susan Calvin: [shocked] Okay.