"<a href=""https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KTbEn7PiaY&amp;t=20m15s"">20:15</a> - It sounds like the catharsis argument", ie. taking out anger on a robot vs. a human, really best falls back on age and development level - where an adult is going to have a clear delineation between robots and people, whereas a child's ability to be ruthless with Alexa, without that compartment yet built, can potentially lead to the development of a long-term antisocial disposition.