[finfrastrcuture]

regarding the 'feeling for robots' line of thought...perhaps modern technology has made the trope of "creator and creation" too tangible and muddied what was once an effective metaphor about life, spiritual relationships, creation, parenthood, etc. The trope is ancient: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion_(mythology).

[low_tech_love]

Yes, I think there are certain abstraction levels where the suspension of disbelief can work, if it’s kept at a very clear ”fantastical” realm.