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theremina:

“I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and Constitutions. But laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors. “

Thomas Jefferson

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amydentata:

melancholynecrokiss:

amydentata:

quasi-normalcy:

amydentata:

Siri handles privilege discussions better than most humans.

I’m just going to say that Robots don’t have privilege and Humans are the oppressor class.

taleth:

There’s no such thing as robot privilege! Humans are privileged! Check your reverse-humanism!

Well, uh, I’m a cyborg with human-passing privilege, and this conversation is about to get really awkward.

Humans the oppressor class? You really think so?

In reality, we’ve already had at least one incident that could be called an anti-cyborg hate crime. It might seem silly or over-stating things, but these kinds of incidents are going to increase as time goes on. There will be more people with wearable electronics and implants, whether for disability or convenience. Backlash (some serious and some tongue-in-cheek) has started against Google Glass, which hasn’t even hit the market yet. Some argue that we’re already in the cyborg age. It’s just becoming more and more obvious.

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