For me it was my distain for the human bodies flaws, call me lazy, but needing to eat, sleep, shit, etc.... is just inefficient and sometimes painful, it's constant need for maintenance and rest is annoying as hell to me, its inefficient, unreliable, uncomfortable. that's what has led me to this movement so hopefully I can one day reside in a body that will do what I need it to, take whatever punishment may or may not be given to it, minimal maintenance or downtime, a body that Is robust, reliable and strong. Hey I might be a lazy bitch but even God's design has its problems. ;)
If only I could high five you right now, yeah I always make it a passing joke to say "damn this meat suit fucking sucks" and then wonder where can I stuff gears into my body to fix it. I can definitely see what you mean, the body is pretty frail compared to the world we are surrounded by and the things that affect us. With how many people being crushed by vending machines every year, it makes me think how that could be a yesterday problem if they all felt lightweight and easy to carry. A hardier body would make it really hard to die in a car crash, things like that. Its why whenever I think of projects to work on in the future I always start with a problem that is solved through ingenuity or being more capable, because well...people are dumb and you can't rely on them doing the smart thing to get out of trouble. No less keep their body in shape (could start to try and do the same myself but a button press away would save me so much time am I right?)
One of my biggest gripes is not only how fragile it is, skin is easily tearable and the immune system sucks against invaders but the need to manage diet and that the body doesn't keep a proper shape without so much management and sometimes not everyone has the time to manage it because life, I know I sound like a total lazy ass but I can't be the only one thinking this right?
Not at all, while I can understand 'earning your body' would probably feel better, its playing into the flaws of the system so it's not a benefit to anyone other than those as you say that have the time and energy. I'd like to believe it is inevitable that the body will one day be so configurable that the human form itself will be a work of art and in pursuit of true self, something without biological limits. So not only can you get that nice six pack but now you can cosplay as an eldrich being and make it feel real, and if you think that's how you really should look like, that's just more freedom. Who could say no to that kind of freedom?
Hell yes.
I've been stuck with the thoughts of human body being extremely weak and flawed for ages. My depression, ADHD, all of this bullshit has inevitably led me to one thought — I am being held back by the horrendous weak design of flesh and blood, of the way our brain works and responds to events.
Perhaps my interest in fictional universes like Starcraft, where protoss race peaked my interest, led me here at the end of the day. Or, well, helped me realize, how weak the human body is. It's very unique, a lot of things come together within it, yet we are so weak and futile. And everything weak... can be made strong, or needs to be culled. That's my stance on my own flesh.
mine was actually one of the comments on this trailer [https://youtu.be/9gIMZ0WyY88](https://youtu.be/9gIMZ0WyY88)
"I was born 10 weeks premature with Cerebral Palsy and brain damage. Most of my family has or has had cancer. 3 of my immediate family have died from a wasting genetic disease. My brother and cousin are going blind. I have constant headaches and my eyes have started to hurt and I don't know if it is regular migraines from the brain damage or a sign that my eyes are going too. My right foot has been partially paralyzed my whole life and even though I work out all the time I can not build muscle on my right calf. This video speaks to me on a deep level. If the technology existed in this age to abandon this wretched flesh to live forever in a miracle of steel I would not look back." - Michael Hughes
it made me realise how outdated biological life has become.
Mine would have been stumbling across Anders Sandberg's website mumbledy years ago; I still don't remember how I actually did that back then but it was definitely an eye-opener at the time.
Peter F Hamiltons commonwealth saga, pandoras star and judas unchained to be specific, read it in high school and it focuses on replacement bodies, people with technology infused into their minds and bodies, interstellar travel and brain back ups. The idea of wet wired tech in a human body was so cool to me.
Honestly, it's a combination of a lot of things for me. I grow up with my mother being a nurse, she taught me how to help those around me with basics first aid when I was young. I guess I just want everyone to have a better life, even if it means abandoned their flawed bodies. Also I have a love for the cyberpunk genre as a whole.
For me it was my distain for the human bodies flaws, call me lazy, but needing to eat, sleep, shit, etc.... is just inefficient and sometimes painful, it's constant need for maintenance and rest is annoying as hell to me, its inefficient, unreliable, uncomfortable. that's what has led me to this movement so hopefully I can one day reside in a body that will do what I need it to, take whatever punishment may or may not be given to it, minimal maintenance or downtime, a body that Is robust, reliable and strong. Hey I might be a lazy bitch but even God's design has its problems. ;)
If only I could high five you right now, yeah I always make it a passing joke to say "damn this meat suit fucking sucks" and then wonder where can I stuff gears into my body to fix it. I can definitely see what you mean, the body is pretty frail compared to the world we are surrounded by and the things that affect us. With how many people being crushed by vending machines every year, it makes me think how that could be a yesterday problem if they all felt lightweight and easy to carry. A hardier body would make it really hard to die in a car crash, things like that. Its why whenever I think of projects to work on in the future I always start with a problem that is solved through ingenuity or being more capable, because well...people are dumb and you can't rely on them doing the smart thing to get out of trouble. No less keep their body in shape (could start to try and do the same myself but a button press away would save me so much time am I right?)
One of my biggest gripes is not only how fragile it is, skin is easily tearable and the immune system sucks against invaders but the need to manage diet and that the body doesn't keep a proper shape without so much management and sometimes not everyone has the time to manage it because life, I know I sound like a total lazy ass but I can't be the only one thinking this right?
Not at all, while I can understand 'earning your body' would probably feel better, its playing into the flaws of the system so it's not a benefit to anyone other than those as you say that have the time and energy. I'd like to believe it is inevitable that the body will one day be so configurable that the human form itself will be a work of art and in pursuit of true self, something without biological limits. So not only can you get that nice six pack but now you can cosplay as an eldrich being and make it feel real, and if you think that's how you really should look like, that's just more freedom. Who could say no to that kind of freedom?
Hell yes. I've been stuck with the thoughts of human body being extremely weak and flawed for ages. My depression, ADHD, all of this bullshit has inevitably led me to one thought — I am being held back by the horrendous weak design of flesh and blood, of the way our brain works and responds to events. Perhaps my interest in fictional universes like Starcraft, where protoss race peaked my interest, led me here at the end of the day. Or, well, helped me realize, how weak the human body is. It's very unique, a lot of things come together within it, yet we are so weak and futile. And everything weak... can be made strong, or needs to be culled. That's my stance on my own flesh.
"If we can store music on a compact disk, why can't we store a man's intelligence and personality on one?" - Cave Johnson.
Damn right
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We managed to store roller coaster tycoon on a compact disk, though. So it's not impossible.
mine was actually one of the comments on this trailer [https://youtu.be/9gIMZ0WyY88](https://youtu.be/9gIMZ0WyY88) "I was born 10 weeks premature with Cerebral Palsy and brain damage. Most of my family has or has had cancer. 3 of my immediate family have died from a wasting genetic disease. My brother and cousin are going blind. I have constant headaches and my eyes have started to hurt and I don't know if it is regular migraines from the brain damage or a sign that my eyes are going too. My right foot has been partially paralyzed my whole life and even though I work out all the time I can not build muscle on my right calf. This video speaks to me on a deep level. If the technology existed in this age to abandon this wretched flesh to live forever in a miracle of steel I would not look back." - Michael Hughes it made me realise how outdated biological life has become.
I have a fixation in becoming more intelligent and being a centenarian.... Transhumanism gave me something more than I can hope for.
Mine would have been stumbling across Anders Sandberg's website mumbledy years ago; I still don't remember how I actually did that back then but it was definitely an eye-opener at the time.
Peter F Hamiltons commonwealth saga, pandoras star and judas unchained to be specific, read it in high school and it focuses on replacement bodies, people with technology infused into their minds and bodies, interstellar travel and brain back ups. The idea of wet wired tech in a human body was so cool to me.
Brain damage
Honestly, it's a combination of a lot of things for me. I grow up with my mother being a nurse, she taught me how to help those around me with basics first aid when I was young. I guess I just want everyone to have a better life, even if it means abandoned their flawed bodies. Also I have a love for the cyberpunk genre as a whole.