[ExI] Transhuman

[Stefano Vaj]

On 6 September 2012 02:38, Mike Dougherty <msd001 at gmail.com> wrote:

> What is the _practical_ benefit of cosmetics?  I'm not even talking
> about looking like a lizard, I mean that billion-dollar industry of
> facepaint and fakery.
>

I think we may have a definiton problem.

When we say: "the reform of corporate governance was purely cosmetic in
nature" we mean that it was just pretended and/or apparent and/or fake.

If we are speaking of cosmetic industry or cosmetic surgery we are in
altogether different area.

To keep one's skin hydrated and tonic, to fight unwanted bacterial
populations and to guarantee one's hygiene, to remove ten kilos of extra
fat through liposuction or to lengthen a dwarf's limb by ten centimers or
protecting/replacing functional hair we are doing something which is very
real, and "practical" enough.

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Stefano Vaj
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