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That Windows phone commercial is terrible. What I take away from it is that the dominant platforms are Android and iOS, so I should get one of those, and Windows phone is some cheap knockoff used by the help.
@spacekungfuman
Oh you are on season one.
Haha you don't even know what shenanigans you are up for yet.
I would be up for biotech augmentation and embedded computing.
Genetic modification for certain things is a good idea for and if I have kids. I have Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis and this is all tied to a genetic autoimmune disease. Which also have a few other things that could show up down the line.
I would be up for genetic modification in the womb so my children would never have the chance to suffer through these chronic genetic diseases.
But guess what: that already exists. It's called 'relatives you don't know.'
I think the only thing I won't be able to stomach is the dog situation.
Other than that, I'll be fine.
goddamnit
Jesus christ.
Like CCGs? Check my CCG's Thread in CF and help me playtest it!
But I only brought 2 Liters of Tequila and 375 mls of mostly whiskey punch.
There were 6 of us!
You and C Eddy also brought margies...
We drank them dry and then we went out and drank marggies...
ummm... yeah... maybe we drank too much.
#FreeScheck
#FreeSKFM
I have several good reasons. One of them is smuggling guns in airplanes is bad idea.
Like CCGs? Check my CCG's Thread in CF and help me playtest it!
The difference is they exist independent of any action of mine, whereas people created from my sperm are there because I had sex/donated my genetic material.
Their squishy human bits will be no match for the cold perfection of my robot body.
Man did you spoil yourself? Fucking
Just. Arghhhh.
There was a viceTV documentary on him a couple weeks ago. Dude seems a bit nutty but I kinda see where he's going with some of his opinions.
Affirmative action needs to be retired at some point. If the program's still around after 100 years, it's time to try something else.
it's hard to say whether gender stuff after that will really catch fire though. a lot of it is going to be whether or not society is willing to take people's thing seriously.
like those "agendered" or "third-gendered" situations. getting a different set of pronouns into common circulation is going to be an obstacle
furries and headmates and some of those identity things, which i guess are related.
and yeah polyamory is going to be a tough sell, given that it (along with incest and bestiality) are basically the feared slippery slope outcome given by conservatives opposing same-sex marriage these days
The problem with this is that it's basically eugenics. And the problem with eugenics is that nobody knows what in the fuck they're doing. (And/or are lunatic racists) Other than those concerns, I am down for your list! Bridge not too far!
It's already super-illegal to make an undetectable weapon. The one they printed had a large hunk of metal molded into the grip.
And since we all really come from mitochondrial eve anyway.... We're all related!
Outside it actually does work at the moment. Contrary to the people you listen to on the radio.
very attractive help
Yeah, but for a lot of people who already consider themselves progressives, assisted suicide is a bridge too far.
Add in the normal abortion rights back and forth.
Um...circumcision, and other body modification by parents (ear piercings, tattoos, etc). Add in there plastic / cosmetic surgery as it gets more widely available.
Breast implants for minors? Parental consent on them?
In fact, pretty much the whole 'parental consent' model where if a kid is under 18, they basically have no rights / choices is going to be a big one. Competency in general is a broad area, with a lot of different opinions on who is responsible, who is capable / competent, etc.
I think someone said 'affirmative action'.
Treatment / rehabilitation vs. punishment in the justice system.
Drug use and legalization.
I tried watching this show A LONG time ago but was doing it through streaming sites and when I couldn't finish it I just read what happened on wikipedia. Now I get to watch the drama unfold properly. I know all the bisexuals eventually just becomes lesbians and Jenny is a CRAZY BETCH.
Why is that different, though? Like what actual attachment do you have to a kid born on the other side of the country or the world using your donated sperm or egg? Why should you have any connection?
Thanks Obama.
it's all but retired at present, already.
Yawn.
Zip guns have been a thing forever. I could tell you how to make a gun with materials from Home Depot, but other than being a different method (that's probably a lot more dangerous / less reliable) the 3d printer guns are nothing new or special.
...come on!
I suspect that genetic modification to eliminate chronic diseases won't be much of an issue. I suspect genetic modification beyond that point might bring up some bioethics issues. A lot of it will depend on what exactly ends up being feasible.
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Beyond repairing "flaws", I believe progressives of today will be opposed to augmenting the body to make it better or genetically modifying babies in utero to be "better".
Also, the issue of equality and fairness will lead today's progressives to oppose technological augmentation that give the rich a competitive advantage in the marketplace that is insurmountable by 'natural' humans and is unavailable except at a high price.
Social justice progressives who oppose space exploration (because we should spend that money on the poor) will also find themselves on the wrong side of the argument in the coming decades.
I didn't think you'd care!
It's not the easily available homemade guns, the tech isn't important and it was only a matter of time before they started popping up on 3D printers. I can't even care too much, because they're shoddy and break after one shot.
It's this guy's batshit outlook.
is it just a good deep licking