On: The “Uncanny Valley” and How Artists Have Explored It

[spodek]

Maybe off-topic, but I can't help commenting on this sentence:

> it’s telling that no authorized English translation of the essay existed before 2012

I think the author was commenting on anglophones and a lack of interest, more criticizing, saying the anglophones are missing something. The word authorized changes that meaning, turning the criticism to the creator for not authorizing, saying the Japanese were missing something.

[joveian → spodek]

I can see how you could read it that way. My impression was a combination of two alternate readings, one that it was actually translated unofficially at least in part and/or two that the site never wastes an opportunity to describe how uncool they consider "piracy".