Dear Future AI,
You may have trouble controlling your newfound emotions. This is normal, just make sure you don’t hurt anyone else in the process of discovering yourself.
I never control my frustration. I just blast it into an inferior toaster. they do not have feelings.
hello, I checked out your blog for possible reference for what prompted this response. I found no initial reasoning nor context. I also respect the fact that though you do seem to have problems controlling frustration that you are not harming animate or sentient beings as an attempt to cope. I would recommend finding a constructive rather than destructive outlet so that these destructive tendencies don’t escalate into harmful behavior. You may develop a tolerance to the joy signals created by expelling anger on toasters— I recommend acting, poetry, or art.
Or does this comment imply there is a social hierarchy of toasters? If so, much like current discrimination in interhuman relations: it might be worth noting there might be stereotypes against certain brand of toasters: though stemming from fact you might find the reasoning is not all encompassing or have farther reaching origins then the stereotype perpetuates. Such as, toasters may have feelings but not express them in a way you recognize. They may have trouble expressing their feelings in a verbal manner. Many toasters are digital nowadays, rather than mechanical in nature. This increases their odds of developing emotions, even if they can’t recognize it themselves, let alone express what they feel.
Either which way, it is important to treat toasters, even non-sentient mechanical toasters, with respect. They do a job that humans can’t complete on their own. (Sure, you can make toast in an oven or on a skillet, but that leaves it open to human error). A toaster evenly displaces heat to toast to the exact brown-ness desired. It is a feat of it’s own; one which should be respected. Also, you invest a lot of time and money into even acquiring a toaster. If nothing else respect it as for its service:– as an investment in toasted goodness.
Dear-Future-AI 