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@qurlyjoe The claim (with no citation) that a robotics team burned down an insurance company's headquarters sounded a bit off, so I tried a search and found the following article (age and wheelchair costs match up, but the robotics team built a wheelchair by using parts from a toy electric car):
I believe they're just posting what would actually have been heartwarming, rather than donating significant unpaid labor to a corporation's profit margin.
The idea behind it is that systemic problems call for systemic solutions, though perhaps not clearly articulated.
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@qurlyjoe The claim (with no citation) that a robotics team burned down an insurance company's headquarters sounded a bit off, so I tried a search and found the following article (age and wheelchair costs match up, but the robotics team built a wheelchair by using parts from a toy electric car):
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@qurlyjoe Nice, but I'm also going to take huge exception to a company charging 20k for a wheelchair for a toddler.
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@Andres4NY @alex2003 @qurlyjoe bloody f*cking hell
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@Andres4NY @qurlyjoe Morality has left the chat. That sounds like a nonsense, but I pretty sure you're talking truth. Why everything is so messed up in US?
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@qurlyjoe I read this with the uppity beat whistle tune in my head…
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@Andres4NY @qurlyjoe Morality has left the chat. That sounds like a nonsense, but I pretty sure you're talking truth. Why everything is so messed up in US?
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@qurlyjoe 20K dollar worth wheelchair? What kind of wheelchair is it, with the turbo jet modification?
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@qurlyjoe Heartwarming and handwarming!
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@qurlyjoe 20K dollar worth wheelchair? What kind of wheelchair is it, with the turbo jet modification?
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@alex2003
A simplistic answer: rampant capitalism.@qurlyjoe @alex2003 @Andres4NY yeah powered, sophisticated wheelchairs can cost that much here too (UK)
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@Andres4NY @alex2003 @qurlyjoe reminder: this is why "not a wheelchair" exists
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@Andres4NY @alex2003 @qurlyjoe reminder: this is why "not a wheelchair" exists
@nobletrout @Andres4NY @qurlyjoe In a healthy world that would be the price for an exoskeleton for disabled people. Turns out, exoskeletons are also pretty often used in a healthcare fields which seems more promising. I think humanity should change their mind on creating stupid robots and instead do something truly useful technology that complements humans physical insufficiency.
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