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If you could design your own body and hit a button and have it immediately implemented, would you keep your natural self or would you make changes? (fedia.io)

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We'll just all assume that every person who gets this would make themselves early twenties with flawless skin, perfect organs, appendages and functionality, and no excess weight.

My question is, would you change yourself from your genetic baseline, and if so, how?

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[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 52 points 3 months ago

Do I have to have a biological body? I don't want to be carbon based anymore.

[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 21 points 3 months ago

From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel.

-MisterNeon

[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

That quote gets thrown around at me alot. Which is weird since I paint Orks.

[-] bizarroland@fedia.io 9 points 3 months ago

I mean I've heard that arsenic-based life forms are plausible but I think you have to live in a methane Rich environment to survive so you would basically like collapse into a puddle of toxic goo

[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

I was hoping for something more mechanical or digital. If I'm going through all the hassle of getting a new body then I don't want to bother with the habits of the old one ( eating, sleeping, etc).

[-] bizarroland@fedia.io 8 points 3 months ago

So basically just like turn you into Data.

[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

I was thinking a bit more industrial.

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

But bender drinks, and sleeps.....I think he eats? Maybe? I know he doesn't have taste buds though. They did a whole episode on him cooking with lsd.

[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Drinking is for fuel and they've demonstrated that the robots can have alternate fuel sources. A Bender body is perfect because I can claim a major victory against entropy while not going crazy by sacrificing my human stimulus (like Metalo from Superman). I want to be unfettered from Earthly needs while still being able to party.

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

TIL Alex Mack probably smelled like a fart.

[-] MTK@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Good news! You are now water based! Nothing changed, enjoy your wish!

[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Awww c'mon this ain't monkey paw.

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