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Ripping off a post I just saw in the Isaac Arthur subreddit. Imagining we work out the technical ability. Examples they suggested were:

  • No periods
  • No balding
  • No nausea
  • No body odor
  • Resistance to obesity and muscle wasting
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[–] KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

better concentration and more logical thinking.

i hate how i put people into boxes all the time.

plus make them lie for personal gain less.

[–] buzz86us@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

The ability to turn off some senses temporarily

[–] Icalasari@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Change that double helix into a quadruple one for extra redundancy, making it harder for it to gain irreparable damage. Also, make it a loop rather than a straight line so the ends don't get shorter with each replication. And remove that dementia bug that has a greater chance of showing up the longer run time is

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Sounds good. Not sure this counts as a minor change...

[–] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

Stop aging at 20

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Would complete immunity to radiation be a small change?

Would it actually be detrimental in the long run?

Pros: No more cancer

Cons: No more natural evolution

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Make a full night's sleep like 4 hours or something. As long as our corporate overlords don't take advantage and make it a 12 hour workday.

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[–] fogstormberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'd like extra thumbs please

[–] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 months ago

For this one there's actually technology in development right now.

[–] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago

Better repairing, see Deadpool. Cancer, missing limbs, teeth, w/e.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

If the body couls generate muscle without needing to excersize first that'd be cool. But I guess that's why steroids were invented and those have some side effects

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