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How is this the kind of comment you'd expect to leave on HN? "I hope it goes away, its name sucks, and using it would literally make me vomit." Astounding com

How is this the kind of comment you'd expect to leave on HN? "I hope it goes away, its name sucks, and using it would literally make me vomit." Astounding commentary, nsxwolf. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

nsxwolf 13y ago
You can look at my comment history and see that I never post comments like this. This is an exception because I find this so utterly repulsive and repugnant. Somewhere deep down in my soul I find this just anti-human, like a bunch of transhumanist lemmings that can't wait to jump off the whole humanity train so they're going to start by eliminating food. Next comes truth, followed by beauty.
- Karunamon 13y ago
  Anti human? You mean like prosthetic limbs? You mean like artifical organs to replace failed natural ones? Wow, I thought the "humanist" mindset parodied in the recent deus ex game was a complete invention. Apparently it really exists. Thanks for the most absurd thing I've read all year this side of 4chan.
  - nsxwolf 13y ago
    Prosthetic limbs and organs attempt to replace their natural equivalents. Why you would think I have a problem with that, I have no idea. So far I haven't seen amputees opting for tentacles instead of legs, or people deliberately amputating healthy limbs so they can run faster with blades. That would gross me out.
    - Karunamon 13y ago
      > Why you would think I have a problem with that, I have no idea. Because you're having this visceral, irrational reaction to what is essentially a nutritionally-modified Ensure or Slimfast or any other meal replacement drink that's been around for the past 20 years! Wait until prosthetics are on equal ground with the real thing - I'd wager once that time comes, willfully trading the real limb for an artifical one will become a real thing.
      - nsxwolf 13y ago
        I'm sure you're right. All sorts of biomedical horrors are coming our way.
- diminoten 13y ago
  Food, truth, and beauty, eh? One of these is not like the other... I just don't see what makes this an ideological or philosophical question. No one's questioning what it means to be human. How boringly dramatic...
- nitrogen 13y ago
  When I have a deep aversion to something but I don't know or can't say why, I interpret it as a sign that I need to think about my philosophies until I can articulate the reason for my emotional reaction. Sometimes, I find the emotion was based on a false belief from ancient indoctrination, and I have to change my mind. So, could you articulate what makes you so opposed to the idea?

nsxwolf 13y ago

You can look at my comment history and see that I never post comments like this. This is an exception because I find this so utterly repulsive and repugnant. Somewhere deep down in my soul I find this just anti-human, like a bunch of transhumanist lemmings that can't wait to jump off the whole humanity train so they're going to start by eliminating food. Next comes truth, followed by beauty.

Karunamon 13y ago
Anti human? You mean like prosthetic limbs? You mean like artifical organs to replace failed natural ones? Wow, I thought the "humanist" mindset parodied in the recent deus ex game was a complete invention. Apparently it really exists. Thanks for the most absurd thing I've read all year this side of 4chan.
- nsxwolf 13y ago
  Prosthetic limbs and organs attempt to replace their natural equivalents. Why you would think I have a problem with that, I have no idea. So far I haven't seen amputees opting for tentacles instead of legs, or people deliberately amputating healthy limbs so they can run faster with blades. That would gross me out.
  - Karunamon 13y ago
    > Why you would think I have a problem with that, I have no idea. Because you're having this visceral, irrational reaction to what is essentially a nutritionally-modified Ensure or Slimfast or any other meal replacement drink that's been around for the past 20 years! Wait until prosthetics are on equal ground with the real thing - I'd wager once that time comes, willfully trading the real limb for an artifical one will become a real thing.
    - nsxwolf 13y ago
      I'm sure you're right. All sorts of biomedical horrors are coming our way.
diminoten 13y ago
Food, truth, and beauty, eh? One of these is not like the other... I just don't see what makes this an ideological or philosophical question. No one's questioning what it means to be human. How boringly dramatic...
nitrogen 13y ago
When I have a deep aversion to something but I don't know or can't say why, I interpret it as a sign that I need to think about my philosophies until I can articulate the reason for my emotional reaction. Sometimes, I find the emotion was based on a false belief from ancient indoctrination, and I have to change my mind. So, could you articulate what makes you so opposed to the idea?