In Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", there is a poignant distinction between the mechanical acceptance of existence and the inherent struggle for survival found in organic life. The quote reflects a deep frustration with androids who exhibit a passive resignation to their existence, contrasting sharply with the complex, instinctual drive to live that characterizes biological beings shaped by millions of years of evolution.
The speaker's disdain for...