We’ll just all assume that every person who gets this would make themselves early twenties with flawless skin, perfect organs, appendages and functionality, and no excess weight.

My question is, would you change yourself from your genetic baseline, and if so, how?

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Never change a running system. Even small changes may have unexpected consequences, if the machine is as complex as our bodies…

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How do you “reboot”, medically-induced coma?

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you can not.

just think about it: 80 to 100 years uptime, no reboot, no fall back system, not even a cold spare. and you want to change something while its running? madness! maybe if you are very lucky you may be able to replace some of the internal components… but not to upgrade, only if your on the risk to loose the whole system…

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Counterpoint: the cable management of the human body is fucked

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90 millions years of evolution, or you: who knows better?

It looks funny on pictures, but i bet everything would go south if you would straighten it out or reorganize it.

If you don’t know the intend why it looks as it currently looks i would not touch it. even if you know why it looks like that and you can somehow compensate those effects, i would not do this on my own body for the first time…

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I think one thing I would change is that the nostrils would use a slightly different air path then the swallowing mechanism, so that if you were to choke on food you could still breathe and get air into your lungs to expel the food.

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For extra fun show this to your friends who are on very powerful psychogenic chemicals

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I think a minor change to my ACL to fix my knee and bring it back to normal healthy condition is a small enough change to not cause unexpected consequences, since it’s just restoring it to new condition.

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hm. i did not think about serious illnesses when writing my comment. maybe we can specify this as a “not running system”, but i can understand that my first snarky comment could be perceived as rude when you have problems with your body. i fear i walked right in the privileged trap without realizing it?

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4 points

Found the robot!

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Well I’m beginning to bald… I want that full head of hair

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I’d get a new bum. Mine’s cracked.

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That’s nothing, mine has a hole that goes all the way through!

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If you really think about it, people are just donuts with anxiety

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Hold on, just a thought. If a straw only has one hole because it goes all the way through, then anus and mouth are both the same hole.

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We are NOT having the “how many holes does a straw have?” arguement again!

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You could become the unibummer.

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MEND BUTTCRACK

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Do I have to have a biological body? I don’t want to be carbon based anymore.

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I mean I’ve heard that arsenic-based life forms are plausible but I think you have to live in a methane Rich environment to survive so you would basically like collapse into a puddle of toxic goo

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I was hoping for something more mechanical or digital. If I’m going through all the hassle of getting a new body then I don’t want to bother with the habits of the old one ( eating, sleeping, etc).

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So basically just like turn you into Data.

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TIL Alex Mack probably smelled like a fart.

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From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel.

-MisterNeon

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That quote gets thrown around at me alot. Which is weird since I paint Orks.

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Good news! You are now water based! Nothing changed, enjoy your wish!

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Awww c’mon this ain’t monkey paw.

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Smaller penis.

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Trade?

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It’s not worth it my dude. Having a big ass dick is such a hassle.

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Don’t worry, I’ll hold it for you and make things easier. I wouldn’t want to make it any harder than it has to be.

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I’ve never seen an ass dick, is it pretty different from a regular dick?

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I wouldn’t wish this burden on anyone.

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