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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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[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Lots of changes. Not much on the outside, but fix breakable/broken stuff, be more efficient, this kind of things. Not having to worry about your own body betraying you seems like a good idea.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Make my spine double jointed and I'd never leave the house.

how many of us would be furries? Statistically speaking, i want an answer.

i love fucking with people, so it's an obvious choice.

[–] wabafee@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Become monke that way I don't have to think anymore.

[–] 7EP6vuI@feddit.org 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How do you "reboot", medically-induced coma?

[–] 7EP6vuI@feddit.org 1 points 3 months ago

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...

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I’d get a new bum. Mine’s cracked.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago

MEND BUTTCRACK

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

You could become the unibummer.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I would like to have the enzymes that would allow me to drink alcohol. :(

[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Alcohol sucks and makes people feel bad, you're not missing anything

[–] rekorse@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I agree. Everything people think it improves, it does not. Its an illusion

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No body hair, and a higher pitch voice (because my singing is GOD AWFUL). That's all.

[–] cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world 1 points 3 months ago

I'm one of two women in my extended family that I know of who don't have any hair in our armpits, something I'm very thankful for.

[–] clark@midwest.social 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If I choose to remain a woman: add 2 more inches to my height, lose the genetic stomach fat, improve ability to build muscles. Maybe less curlier hair.

If I choose to become a man: late 20s, dark wavy hair, 6'5, lean build but not skinny. Wanna be a target version of Michael Scofield, basically.

[–] invertedspear@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I’m not even that tall and my height causes issues. People love tall until you try to fit in an airline seat, regular sized car, fit on a bicycle, or buy clothes that don’t need to be custom tailored. Not to mention how often I hit my head on things. And finally it kind of sucks that people are almost always initially intimidated by me based on size, hard to get part that first impression.

[–] clark@midwest.social 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah. But, you know, most girls like a tall dude. And I wouldn't mind being part of their fantasies.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

totally change stuff. remove the miopia. give me the ability to tan. anything else I could do what is clearly improvements. I would keep the overall look the same. like I would not change anything that could not do better practicality wise. I would not just change for looks.

[–] bizarroland@fedia.io 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There is some stuff you can buy called Melanotan that will give you the ability to tan.

It's what Rachel Dolezal used to impersonate a black person

Apparently it also makes you super horny but this is highly suspicious and it go to evidence at best

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I doubt taking it orally will get it into my skin.

[–] bizarroland@fedia.io 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 1 points 3 months ago

yeah. thats not going to be happening.

[–] Kattiydid@slrpnk.net 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No more garbage genetics please. EDS, pots, ADHD, probably autism (on the waiting list for testing), chronic stomach troubles, depression, anxiety, hormone imbalances, PCOS, chronic pain, inflammation, weak loose skin. All that can go fuck right off forever and die. Once my body actually worked, and looked like it wasn't cursed from the get go, I think I might actually like it. Mostly. Might like an androgynous unit for daily living and a feminine one for sexy times. Both thoroughly muscular of course. Gotta get that muscle tone. If we went for non human stuff on top of that, wings. Huge fuck off dragon wings. None of that Superman flying shit, I wanna FEEL the flight. Hell, I'd probably actually be able to enjoy doing any physical activity if my fucking body wasn't so, so breakable. Really I just wish I wasn't in so much pain.

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee -1 points 3 months ago

i was gonna say the same. just wanna be pain free😭