[extropy-chat] BODY: What Strutting Modifications are Transhuman?!

[Emlyn]

Implants that do something are a totally different story. But I
suspect there will still be people who choose aesthetic implants/mods
over functional ones in order to enhance sub-culture status. The
status oriented never really have my sympathy even at the best of
times.

The current crop of body modders (excepting the real crazy ones like
Stalking Cat, him I respect) are no different from the people who buy
the most shiny and expensive mobile phone for status, who buy the
status house or drive an urban SUV. It's a lame substitute for a life.

That said, I would love to try some of the more extreme body mod stuff
some time, for the experience. I'd be worried that I'd end up looking
*soooo* turn of the millenium though. I mean, how are you gonna live
down that magnetic foreskin implant in 2050?

-- 
Emlyn

http://emlynoregan.com   * blogs * music * software *

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 17:27:32 -0700 (PDT), Adrian Tymes
<wingcat at pacbell.net> wrote:
> --- Emlyn <emlynoregan at gmail.com> wrote:
> > When are the body modifiers going to work out that
> > no matters how many
> > tatoos, vampire teeth, and ball bearing implants
> > they get, they'll
> > still be shallow wankers? Heh heh.
> 
> When truly functional implants become widely
> accessible (including affordable)?
> 
> 
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