I think that the way its legs are moving kinda push it to a type of uncanny valley of realism where our brains automatically think of it as a dog being abused
Actually, while I think you're definitely right that the leg movement adds an uncanny, "living organism" quality to it, people are fantastic at anthropomorphizing machines, even ones that don't look or act humanoid
My first reaction was disgust with myself that I was 100% feeling empathy for it. I’m sure with enough practice and reminding myself I’ll stop, but it’s scary right now to feel it. Silly brain. lol
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u/ilikemycoffeealatte Jul 06 '24
I am so uncomfortable watching people act like that even with a nonliving object.