167
submitted 5 months ago by bizarroland@fedia.io to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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?

(page 4) 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] cley_faye@lemmy.world 3 points 5 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.

[-] TipRing@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Hmm. Can I revert to preadolescence like an immortal jellyfish?

I don't relish the idea of doing puberty again, but it'd probably be easier the second time.

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Do you retain your memories? Is this like a time travel thing? Are you essentially immortal, but in a loop?

load more comments (3 replies)
[-] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

I'd like to have fewer moles on my skin and wouldn't mind the little chest hair I got to stop growing but other than that I'm pretty satisfied with it.

[-] retrospectology@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I'd have everything the same except there was one hair on my head that I could control like a tentacle.

[-] bizarroland@fedia.io 2 points 5 months ago

Like a tiny little itty bitty hair or would this be a larger hair?

load more comments (3 replies)
[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago

i mean yeah, i'll take just having the same body but made of nanites please. There are just no downsides to that: i'd be immortal, impossible to damage since the nanites would just flow back into place, i could reconfigure my body at will, and extremely cool shit like extruding tools from my body (either made of nanites or effectively 3d printing them).

nanomachines son

[-] awooo@pawb.social 2 points 5 months ago

Depends, if it's only biological changes, I'd get myself two hearts, and minimize the chances of any disease or aging knocking me out, then become an anthro folf because being hooman is overrated

If cybernetics are allowed, I'd probably get rid of the damn body and just have a virtual one, with my brain connected to some machine deep underground

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I ain't judging the furry thing but man, I just cannot imagine wanting to trade the best graspers on land (human hands) with paws

[-] bizarroland@fedia.io 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Mostly curious, but if you added simple opposable thumbs to say a cat or a dog paw, would that be bad or good?

Maybe that's a simple way to put it but like what would the consequences be it's what I'm asking.

[-] awooo@pawb.social 2 points 5 months ago

I think hands with pawpads and some proper claws are a good compromise :3

I'd be an anthro, so all the benefits of being hooman without being hooman (except sweating, so you'd be able to outrun me eventually)

load more comments (1 replies)
[-] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

If I could change, I would jump at the opportunity.

[-] nayminlwin@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

Natural body, except healthier. No dry eyes, no stomach problems, no nerve problems in shoulders and legs.

[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

I would make small changes untill I sm happy with it.

I would make a small change one month, adapt and learn to live with it, make another change next month, and so on.

I would start my reducing my weight by 2kgs a month and make my psoriasis recide slowly.

I would also make a few old scars start to fade.

[-] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago

I love my body, I am very content with every detail of it, but I would make my tongue smaller in my throat.

It's a tiny detail but it is ruining my life by slowly choking me to death at night. Some nights are good, others suck, and it's a crap shoot.

The vast array of problems this causes are difficult to properly describe, and the damage it's done to my life overall is incalculable.

If that one thing stopped being a problem and I could plan knowing it wouldn't come back, my life would change virtually overnight.

load more comments (2 replies)
[-] berryjam@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Make myself taller, of course. Probably adjust my wingspan a bit too, tweak my good cholesterol, things like that

[-] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

But when everyone's taller, no one will be.

[-] berryjam@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

All the more reason to do it, no?

load more comments (5 replies)
load more comments
view more: ‹ prev next ›
this post was submitted on 16 Jul 2024
167 points (96.1% liked)

Ask Lemmy

27391 readers
1187 users here now

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions


Rules: (interactive)


1) Be nice and; have funDoxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them


2) All posts must end with a '?'This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?


3) No spamPlease do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.


4) NSFW is okay, within reasonJust remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].


5) This is not a support community.
It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.


6) No US Politics.
Please don't post about current US Politics. If you need to do this, try !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world or !askusa@discuss.online


Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.

Partnered Communities:

Tech Support

No Stupid Questions

You Should Know

Reddit

Jokes

Ask Ouija


Logo design credit goes to: tubbadu


founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS