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I agree... I think it's quite likely that once we have the tech to replace all the components of the human body the possibility will also exist to do away with
by aarongough 17y ago
I agree... I think it's quite likely that once we have the tech to replace all the components of the human body the possibility will also exist to do away with it entirely.
I would definitely opt-in for a robotic body! I think I would prefer if it still looked human, but we can debate that in 30 years or so!
- JCThoughtscream 17y agoPeople'll pay for a humaniform body for at least the first few decades. Then the Grinders get involved, and the cultural body image paradigm starts to shift ever so slightly...
- oconnor0 17y agoGrinders?
- JCThoughtscream 17y agoGrinders, modders, etc - "Grinders" is Warren Ellis's term for it, and I've been rereading his stuff recently, so... Basically, anybody who starts tinkering with the physical form itself - whether by small modifications, such as improved eyesight, or large modifications, like swapping your legs out for a tank chassis.