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Whenever I see those people that are completely terrified of all technology, I can't help but laugh. You know, the people that try to ban genetically engineered food (as if selective breeding doesn't do the same thing). Like the tomatoes that are engineered to resist frost are suddenly going to be accidentally given the "start walking, learn to handle knives, and kill humans" gene...right. Anyway, I can't help but laugh at people like that, because I know that when robots take over the world, those people will definitely be the first ones they target.

Funnier still are all of those union workers who are worried about robots. I think the real problem is that they can't do anything useful, and they're just trying to take their rage out on the robot population. But anyway, it's just kind of funny seeing union workers standing around outside with signs saying "Robots are taking human jobs!" or "Stop this technological tyranny!" Some of them try and supply words of wisdom, like "Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've created. -Darth Vader" but somehow he doesn't seem as effectively quotable as people like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi, or me.

They always make me wonder, though—maybe they're right. Maybe tomorrow, there are going to be a bunch of robots standing around outside with those signs, and those people won't have anything to do. In fact, I don't think it would really be all that hard to make robots whose only functions are to hold signs and to not have a college education. Since you can cut so much of your total cost there, may as well splurge a little and throw in some lasers for good measure.

By the way, for those of you that don't believe that robots are really taking over the world, I saw this really good documentary on it one time. I think it was called The Matrix. Needless to say, it is futile to resist so put away your signs and get back to work.