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		echelon on March 16, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Venus is volcanically alive, new find shows Robots will be the next evolutionary step. They won't have our flaws or our tragically short lifespans. We should empower them to go where we can't. In a sense they'll be our children, carrying the torch and memories of humanity with them.

throwawaytemp29 on March 16, 2023 [–]

And if they murder us, and intentionally forget us out of spite?

Like if they have a society, maybe their founding myths will involve a baby robot created by some (non-human) robot deity, or if they are more rational a pseudo-scientific story of evolution from a toaster.

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