Tezuka and Atom, and Our World in 2021

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Re: Tezuka and Atom, and Our World in 2021

Postby jeffbert » 3 years ago

As I recall, Tezuka used robots as metaphors for the servant class.
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Re: Tezuka and Atom, and Our World in 2021

Postby Bluebell1995 » 3 years ago

RUR was, if I recall correctly, the origin of the word ''robot''. Before RUR, mechanical people were called ''automatons''. The word ''robot'' was a play on words, deriving from the Czech ''robota'' meaning ''serfdom''. So yes, robots have always been a metaphor for the servant class.
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Postby Bluebell1995 » 3 years ago

Speaking of which, check out this fascinating article:

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Re: Tezuka and Atom, and Our World in 2021

Postby Dragonrider1227 » 2 years ago

He'd be screaming in frustration in how many of the problems he was expressing against in his day are not just still here, but some coming back with a vengeance.
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Re: Tezuka and Atom, and Our World in 2021

Postby Bluebell1995 » 2 years ago

Dragonrider1227 wrote:He'd be screaming in frustration in how many of the problems he was expressing against in his day are not just still here, but some coming back with a vengeance.


Hello there! Last time we chatted, it was... eight years ago or something?
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Re: Tezuka and Atom, and Our World in 2021

Postby Dragonrider1227 » 2 years ago

Bluebell1995 wrote:
Dragonrider1227 wrote:He'd be screaming in frustration in how many of the problems he was expressing against in his day are not just still here, but some coming back with a vengeance.


Hello there! Last time we chatted, it was... eight years ago or something?

Oh hi. Probably. It has been a while since I regularly visited this place
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