Turkle Readings

     I find it interesting that many of the people Turkle gave robots to were almost ashamed of the way that they behaved. They denied vehemently that the robot was a person or had the qualities of a person. However, once they got past a certain moment, they opened up about their experiences with the robot. Due to the reactions of the robot, they felt as if the robot was actually paying attention to them and responding to what they said. It made them feel as if someone was earnestly interested in what they had to say. Sometimes, they were even more interested in taking to a robot than a person due to the subject of the "conversation." If it had to do with a very private aspect of their lives, they would rather not talk to a person because it could be very embarrassing. However, one thing that I found disturbing was the fact that someone could get lost in a relationship with a robot. When Turkle mentioned the story about the woman and her great-granddaughter,  I thought that robots could definitely be harmful. As soon as the robotic baby started to do anything, the two year old child was neglected. However, when she was asked about it, the woman denied that the robot was anything more than a doll. I find it disturbing that so much more attention can be given to robots while we neglect those around us.