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[deleted] OP t1_j8h3dtn wrote

Reply to comment by xcdesz in Drawing the line between positive use of technology and degeneracy by [deleted]

I did say this. This type of thing is useful if you are injured or otherwise cannot move.

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niboras t1_j8h991s wrote

What if I just dont like moving? Is it ok If I lay in bed and write software all day? Or trade stocks? Or play xbox? What if Im a twitch streamer and I make money off playing games for hours? Does my reason for wanting the toilet bed matter? Why does it matter? And who gets to decide. Should an able bodied person not be allowed to by a wheelchair? What about a scooter? How obese do I need to be to qualify?

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[deleted] OP t1_j8ha91r wrote

Well, these are all legit perspectives. My point is that people should think about it. You hold yourself to personal standards all the time right now. With future technology, these things are probably going to be more complicated. I'm not arguing on whether or not stuff should be banned or not but rather on what types of standards you think people might want to hold themselves to.

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Doompug0477 t1_j8j38s7 wrote

Actually, you are arguing that standards you disagree with are degenerate. It is a subjective emotional argument and as such not really useful.

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xcdesz t1_j8iclur wrote

Which is actually a lot more people than you think, all over the world. Elderly care in particular is insanely expensive.. and automating some of this work is probably one of the best applications of robotics. It would be a game changer technology.

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