Q: What robots are cool? I mean *cool*. AI and androids can count, but they require a good case. To get a sense of standards, @BrooklynVV and I have thus far decided:
Uncool:
- C3PO
- Sonny
- Anyone from Ex Machina
- JARVIS
- Bender
- WALL-E *or* EVE
Cool:
- R2D2
- Johnny Five
Uncool:
- C3PO
- Sonny
- Anyone from Ex Machina
- JARVIS
- Bender
- WALL-E *or* EVE
Cool:
- R2D2
- Johnny Five
Uncool, cont’d:
- Andrew from Bicentennial Man
- Vicki from Small Wonder
Potentially cool:
- Virtual Alan Watts (“Her”) on his way to steal ur girl
- Andrew from Bicentennial Man
- Vicki from Small Wonder
Potentially cool:
- Virtual Alan Watts (“Her”) on his way to steal ur girl
Optimus Prime is a jock
@BrooklynVV: Optimus Prime was maybe cool in the 90s before Michael Bay got his hands on him
me: nah. maybe in a “it’s cool not to do drugs” sorta way—which isn’t cool
B: you’re right. Decepticons were cool
me: no they weren’t
B: what, are you just saying NO TRANSFORMERS ARE COOL
me: nah. maybe in a “it’s cool not to do drugs” sorta way—which isn’t cool
B: you’re right. Decepticons were cool
me: no they weren’t
B: what, are you just saying NO TRANSFORMERS ARE COOL
It’s important to remember that cool may involve elements of, but is not at all inherently dependent on:
- aesthetic (be it sunglasses or looking like an Apple product)
- not caring about things
- being genuinely decent
- aesthetic (be it sunglasses or looking like an Apple product)
- not caring about things
- being genuinely decent
Is GERTY from Moon cool? Discuss
ITT: people surprised that “cool” is difficult to define and agree on
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