Comment by thraway-burnout
6 years ago
I rather a female assistant voice, because mothers in human societies are women, and we're hard-wired to find motherly voices more soothing.
This is getting out of hand, it's unnatural, fits strictly in the uncanny valley, and is borderline disgusting; both in terms of sound and in terms of politico-cultural values and intentions.
It's just a voice. You can dislike it without having to get worked up about it.
But it isn't "just a voice", isn't it?
It's part of a socio-cultural Zeitgeist which actively combats values which I think are worth defending.