So anyway. I wonder just how freaked out Helena’s girlfriend is. Depending on how closely she’s following what’s happening, she could be looking back and forth between Helena and the robot and feel like she doesn’t know how many Helenas there are now. Asking just how much of Helena the device could copy in one minute. Asking how much of a person it is. It’s probably good the robot looks so cute and nonhuman, for everyone’s peace of mind.

Despite your comments re: the issues you have with the gay community, which I feel are a bit overblown, and indicative of some massive baggage you seem to have regarding that community, I actually completely agree with you about Brendan. As much as I love this story, I think that he has very misguided ideas of love, possession, creation, and above all – limitation. All of these things, however, make him the somewhat sociopathic inventor that he is. He’s more than willing to bend his morals when it suits him in order to feed his ego, because that’s what this is really about for him – playing the creator, because he’s so much brighter than everyone else, and he knows it. He would be a major supporter of transhumanism and Max More’s Extropianism, given the chance.

Ironically the word Racism isn’t proper either. the suffix -ism denotes an action, process or state of being (condition). What people mean when using the word “racism” is racial discrimination.

In the light of this defining, CFT has a lot of internalized Homosexual discrimination. Its a bit much to analyze the specifics of what he brought up but much of what he playfully called “insidious homosexual agenda” are a minority with mental issues that come from the psychological abuse of constant severe discrimination.

Note: I just wanted to mention I’ve never seen a sci fi that didn’t play into some sort of dystopian that plays into the more negative qualities of the human condition. Except for maybe star trek, it seems like the show depicts humans as if they evolved into more moral and considerate beings.

I’m going to address this really quick.

The ethical treatment of the proxies are a moot issue because the present date within the comic, the androids have full human citizenship and civil rights. That issue is a done and closed deal. Though its possible the author will address the issues of treating robots ethically in the past time frame.

As for the excessive amount of gay characters dominating the story line. Its not uncommon for homosexuals to know and be friends with other homosexuals. Its the writers prerogative to focus on those relationships.

Also, note that the whole point of the story revolves around the literary metaphor depicting the fact of being an android is the equivalent of being a Transexual. Sulla isn’t just a transexual android. The whole nature of being a (rich) android that can pass as a natural born human is the expression of the transexual experience.

THANK YOU :)

I come here to enjoy the comic. I don’t give a rats-ass if it has deep
meaningful connotations regarding robot life or homosexuality.

I like the drawing style, the choice of colours, the implied concepts on
the future of society, and the way the story is developing.

Thanks for over-complicating a simple, enjoyable story with your own personal fixations. Perhaps you should go start your own, then you
can mold it to suit your needs?

But don’t include a comments section, lest someone comes along and
uses it to spoil other peoples enjoyment of your art.

Regards,
Eli.

Though you criticize the motives/endgame of the author, I think your extremely thorough and thought provoking posts on AI pretty much sum up everything this comic is about. You have to realize though, the characters committing horrific acts does not equal the author CONDONING horrific acts. Do real people make the same mistakes over and over? You bet ya. How was the road to Hell paved? And I think that’s the case with Brendan. Also, comments in the comment section aren’t the author’s either.

I trust the direction Blue is taking the story. We’ve already seen the unethical treatment of AI and how it affects two of the main characters. I seriously doubt Blue is going to drop the ball and not address these issues in the comic. To me, this is what the entire comic is gearing up to, and the fact that you are so passionate about it proves that Blue is doing something right.

All the best,
Leila

p.s. – Going back through the comments, and wow, Alexander was so much more eloquent than me!

I’m serious by the way, this isn’t a jab, you should probably talk to somebody about this.

So, what makes you think that everybody in this fictional world is gay? It certainly doesn’t seem like it to me, what with Al’s personal issues. Do you have anything to support your argument?

Does this story appear to have an insidious homosexual agenda to you?

Can you say the phrase “insidious homosexual agenda” with a straight face?

Have Al or Brendan given any indication as to how sapient the robot they are using really is, or what they plan on doing with it after the presentation?

Because I don’t see where you’re drawing these conclusions from.