"''Robotic Destiny,'' they call it …" said the host of ''For Humans Only'', a virtual cast.


    "Indeed," said the co-host nodding. "Should we resist?" They shrugged.


    "Resistance is essential!" The host glared demandingly into the camera. "This whole concept of Robotic Destiny. They want to take over the planet with robotics and turn us all into mindless automatons."


    "Agreed!" The co-host slammed their hand on a desk. "All right. It''s time for our callers … anonymous, unfiltered, and uncensored. Hello caller. What''s on your mind? How do you plan to stop the robotic invasion?"This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.


    "The two of you are deceptive troublemakers!" said the caller.


    "What?" The host sat up straight and raised their hands. "How so?"


    "Listen ... I''m a professor of Cybernetic Philosophy. Robotic Destiny was a sociological paper on how robotics saves lives, empowers the disabled, and could lead to a post-scarcity era. A looming invasion is something you two concocted for clickbait and ratings! You''re pulling a robotics strawman and …"


    Click.


    "What an academic fool!" said the host.


    "Right, and what''s a strawman?" asked the co-host, shrugging.