[ExI] proto-bitcoin

[Eugen Leitl]

On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 10:53:58AM +0100, BillK wrote:

> But in the nearer future when humans still have flesh bodies, then

If you can look like a 21 year old starlet, you can look like
anything, and can want to look like that particular anything. 
That's the essence of the drive towards diversification.

> studies have shown that handsome, taller men are more successful in

What is you've redesigned your maximum attraction for big,
black, hairy, flying spiders with fricken laser beams attached
to their mandibles? That will probably fit the 99% NOPE profile
for most people.

> business and society. Similarly for attractive women. So when body
> customisation becomes available, society in general will trend towards
> the more socially successful shapes. Though there will always be weird
> outliers on the fringes of society as well.
> 
> Society will have to change the evolutionary driven technique of
> judging people by their appearance. When all men look like a
> Greek god, society will be forced to judge by actions rather than
> superficial appearance.
> 
> (Which is what they should be doing anyway! But inbuilt prejudices are
> difficult to fight).