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  1. Aug 2020
    1. Nexus-7. And when that gets caught we modify it again and eventually the association has a type that can't be distinguished."

      why would they want to keep creating something so similar to humans? what exactly is the gain ?

    2. "It's electric," Rick said. He hung up. A real sheep this time, he said to himself. I have to get one. In compensation.

      Rick is starting to see animals as a good deed to replace his bad ones when he kills androids

    3. "The chickenhead," Pris said, "likes me."

      i get that androids lack empathy but you'd think pris would at least have enough common sense as a computer to recognize the severity of the situation and the benefit of help

    4. The dust, over the years, had eroded him; it had left his features gray, his thoughts gray; it had shrunk him and made his legs spindly and his gait unsteady.

      Hannibal Sloat is a good example of what happens after someone is consistently exposed to the dust and radiation that the environment is going through. Good reason that everyone tried their best to emigrate

    5. Mercerism reduced crime by making citizens more concerned about the plight of their neighbors. Mankind needs more empathy,

      Mercerism helps give life lessons and value for those in this universe. Empathy being one that is seen to be a repetitive theme in most chapters so far. It can be an attempt to remain peace between everyone

    6. The cables should be about here. Damn expert workmanship; so absolutely perfect an imitation.

      For someone who is seen differently by the public,being a "chickenhead" and all, he has at least a somewhat to good understanding of the machinery

    7. "You have a little boy and he shows you his butterfl

      These questions involve animals and sympathy. My initial thought on it being a way to measure how empathetic androids can be in care could be correct

    8. segment of mankind.

      It is crazy how even after the androids have developed so much they are still seen as inferior to humans. The fact that they are created by humans for humans impact the role to such a degree it doesn't matter how much intelligence they have they can't surpass the creator

    9. this loyal, trouble-free companion in the greatest, boldest adventure contrived by man in modern history will provide

      I feel it is to be expected that androids would eventually reach personal use as servants. Seen as less than as they are made up of mechanical parts and because of that "shouldn't be able to feel" rather "replicate it"