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> The controversy will shift to people getting very upset about furries who want living tails and full-body skin replacements for that glossy winter coat… I am

• nine_k 2y ago
  Genetic engineering may. Human skin can produce hair, it only needs to grow longer, and maybe include certain pigments. (The result would likely look more like Chewbacca than like a cute anime character though.)
  • BobaFloutist 2y ago
    The difference between Chewbacca and a cute anime character has more to do with a visit to the salon than any underlying body architecture.
    • nine_k 2y ago
      True, but eye size and the shape of the jaw are harder to alter in a salon. (In 50 years though, who knows!)
      • ben_w 2y ago
        FWIW, for furries there is a whole spectrum of different options on the realism vs. cartoony axis, so eye size may not be part of it. OTOH, overall skull shape is much harder than just putting on a muzzle, as the phenotypes of the corresponding common real species often have eyes much closer to the top of their skulls than we do. And those eyes have a different spacing than ours. Basically there's a lot to consider if you want to aim for "realistic".
• ben_w 2y ago
  Most of my uncertainty is about licensing the process for humans, see for example discussion about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalking_Cat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalking_Cat All necessary steps regarding the bio-hacking itself (not safety and by extension also not licensing) will probably be demonstrated within a decade, perhaps by a group I'm currently following on YouTube: https://www.thethoughtemporium.com/ https://www.thethoughtemporium.com/