With regard to the letter published on Tuesday, “British say robots may need benefits,” I totally agree that the notion of “benefits” for robots is absolutely ridiculous. However, it is not one bit more ridiculous than extending the rights of a human individual to heartless, sociopathic corporations. And this has been the case here in the good ol’ Incorporated States of America for some time now. At least a robot can be made to resemble a human being. And as technology improves, they may even be able to behave as though they have the human attributes of empathy, loyalty and respect for others.
Corporations, however, are specifically designed to relieve the participating humans from these burdens.
And they have amply demonstrated that they have none of the finer characteristics of humanity if those characteristics don’t contribute to the “bottom line.”
Yes, let’s laugh at the silly British for thinking about treating robots as though they were human. But don’t laugh too hard. We treat corporations like humans and let them treat humans like robots. And everyone knows, robots don’t need any benefits.
Ken Dammand
Marysville
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