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We need Dr Ball. Dr Ball to the ER! There’s a woman who’s just given birth who’s lost the will to live! “I’m a doctor, not a...

INITIATING MOUTH TO MOUTH PROTOCOL “Arggh, could I get a CPR robot that looks less like literal Death?” WOULD YOU LIKE MOYA TO GIVE...

I always wondered why that robot needs an air filter attached to its face. Maybe it can’t stand the smell of sick people?

"Realistic" robot pets are a good solution for the elderly, who need the companionship but can't necessarily properly care for a pet.

While I think it’s clear that hiring another actor - literally any other suitable actor - would probably have made for a better scene...

Yeah, exactly. I think the fake climax halfway through the book is making a pretty specific statement, which is something like “yup...

Especially if the author doesn’t live in one!

Exactly. Someone who’d actually want to do this, has been to acting classes, put the work in, etc - they’d probably be being pushed by...

And across the pond I’d add “a culture of obedience to authority and general nationalism”, but it depends where, I guess.

Geez, maybe it would have been better to recast an actor who actually, you know, wanted to be there?

:LOL: https://ew.com/chris-hemsworth-bribe-daughter-come-avengers-doomsday-set-11904546

Yes I liked that aspect, how evil slowly enters a community, corrupting it. Works as a metaphor on many levels and the novel is not...

Good list, but I would add "a culture of deference to the monarch".

Thank you! Yes, it would. It would be nice if it had arms to hug you with, I guess. And the aforementioned hot chocolate tap. I guess...

Yup, already covered why you don’t need powered heating for most of that. Hugs, yes. Being able to dispense hot chocolate on tap, yes.