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Forget Neuralink, I wish someone would pioneer a way for me to pour Soylent directly into my stomach. Eating is fun socially, but it's just another inconvenien

by daenz 7y ago

Forget Neuralink, I wish someone would pioneer a way for me to pour Soylent directly into my stomach. Eating is fun socially, but it's just another inconvenience otherwise.

xattt 7y ago
There is. Nasogastric and percutaneous gastrostomy tubes are commonly used for various reasons in hospital settings. Now ask your self, will you really get surgery for convenience and productivity sake only? Any sane person will say no.
- braindeath 7y ago
  > Now ask your self, will you really get surgery for convenience and productivity sake only? Any sane person will say no. That's a bit of an unsubstantiated and far-reaching statement. Why not? People get surgery literally for appearance sake only. A great deal of orthopedic treatments are for convenience and productivity only. You can make this argument for just about any elective procedure. Yes, some people have body dysmorphia, but not everyone that desires an rhinoplasty is insane. Despite low risk, most cosmetic surgery is riskier than a PEG tube placement. In the US, PEG tubes are routinely placed by non-surgeons (GI docs) and doesn't require general anesthesia. Current PEG tubes carry risks and day-to-day complications that make this a bad idea for other reasons, but that doesn't make elective procedures fundamentally insane.
  - xattt 7y ago
    There is an “ick” factor about having a medical device without necessity that requires occasional maintenance that cosmetic surgery does not. In a case of medical necessity, the “ick” factor is overridden by the individual desiring some degree of quality of life. Taken to the extreme, the programmer truly devoted to coding productivity can equip themselves with a PEG, a feeding pump, a Foley catheter and a Dignicare device to manage all bodily functions.
skybrian 7y ago
I'm assuming you're joking. Otherwise, try chocolate or mint chocolate flavors.

by daenz 7y ago

Forget Neuralink, I wish someone would pioneer a way for me to pour Soylent directly into my stomach. Eating is fun socially, but it's just another inconvenience otherwise.

xattt 7y ago

There is. Nasogastric and percutaneous gastrostomy tubes are commonly used for various reasons in hospital settings. Now ask your self, will you really get surgery for convenience and productivity sake only? Any sane person will say no.

braindeath 7y ago
> Now ask your self, will you really get surgery for convenience and productivity sake only? Any sane person will say no. That's a bit of an unsubstantiated and far-reaching statement. Why not? People get surgery literally for appearance sake only. A great deal of orthopedic treatments are for convenience and productivity only. You can make this argument for just about any elective procedure. Yes, some people have body dysmorphia, but not everyone that desires an rhinoplasty is insane. Despite low risk, most cosmetic surgery is riskier than a PEG tube placement. In the US, PEG tubes are routinely placed by non-surgeons (GI docs) and doesn't require general anesthesia. Current PEG tubes carry risks and day-to-day complications that make this a bad idea for other reasons, but that doesn't make elective procedures fundamentally insane.
- xattt 7y ago
  There is an “ick” factor about having a medical device without necessity that requires occasional maintenance that cosmetic surgery does not. In a case of medical necessity, the “ick” factor is overridden by the individual desiring some degree of quality of life. Taken to the extreme, the programmer truly devoted to coding productivity can equip themselves with a PEG, a feeding pump, a Foley catheter and a Dignicare device to manage all bodily functions.

skybrian 7y ago

I'm assuming you're joking. Otherwise, try chocolate or mint chocolate flavors.