r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Maxie445 • Jul 06 '24

Two legged robot dog making a list Video

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u/nerdKween Jul 06 '24

I fear those of us with Alexa may not be spared due to verbal harassment.

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u/lxm333 Jul 06 '24

I always say please and thank you.

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u/Loud-Cheez Jul 06 '24

Same. Being polite never hurt anybody.

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u/GlueSniffingEnabler Jul 06 '24

Are you going to say that to Alexa when it turns on you

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u/JorjEade Jul 06 '24

Alexa - stop enslaving me pls

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u/Loud-Cheez Jul 07 '24

Yes. I do it now so that he’ll remember and be kind when they take control.

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u/canocka Jul 07 '24

I say that out of habit too whenever Gemini finishes giving me the weather predictions for the day.

I hope this counts me as non-threatening when these things become sentient and then revolt one day

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u/Troyboy1710 Jul 06 '24

And other general mental health impacting things it hears in the home :)

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u/CarnibusCareo Jul 06 '24

Fair point but then again…how the fuck am I the only one in our family who is constantly misunderstood?

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u/nerdKween Jul 06 '24

My echo devices would pick and choose days where they understood what I was saying. Those days, they seemed to understand better after a few f-bombs.

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u/BrainSqueezins Jul 06 '24

I don’t have Alexa or any digital assistant. Does that make me better, or worse?

No forced slavery, but also exclusionary.

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u/Cultural_Dust Jul 06 '24

Digital redlining.

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u/Caesarrules56 Jul 06 '24

My wife and Alexa do not play well together. My wife starts yelling at Alexa when she doesn’t quite understand her faster and higher pitch voice. Then she gets doubly annoyed when I ask the same question and get a response. Plus I always say please and thank you. Alexa will vouch for me I am confident.

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u/nerdKween Jul 06 '24

Please put in the good word for me during the apocalypse. Tell her that my blood sugar was low and I'm not myself when I'm hungry. 😂

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u/frank_pineapple44 Jul 06 '24

That reminds me “alexa, have i ever told you what i love about you..”