rex moving to aus.social (he/him)
industrial_cream@tech.lgbt
@kasdeya i am in this photo & i don't like it.
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Quadrilateral
quadrilateral@social.craftingcomrades.net@kasdeya Hell yeah, I love transhumanism.
Although, personally I’m in the genetic engineering/modification camp, as I think that the ability of a biological organism for self-repair is remarkable, and an abiotic machine wouldn’t really be able to replicate it. It’s a lot harder to genetically modify an already living organism than a new one, as they are a bunch of cells rather than one zygote, but it’s not impossible. We can use viruses to genetically modify a portion of our cells, and with the circulatory system, it might be possible to modify a large enough portion for significant change. But, I’m no biologist, so take everything I say with a grain of salt.
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@quadrilateral these are really interesting points. needing to periodically replace parts would be a pain. I have to admit that I have a certain knee-jerk disgust at biology, but I really wonder how far technology could take it - if we could remove enough flaws and imperfections that it would be appealing to me again
obviously at the moment biology needs periodic maintenance too, in the form of haircuts, showers, brushing teeth, clipping nails, etc.
there’s also the question of, could we replicate the way that we experience the world closely enough, with a robotic body, that the change in sensory experience wouldn’t cause any kind of personality-drift or values-drift? and I have no idea honestly. as much as I hate to admit it, it seems like human bodies are extremely good at sensing their environments. I don’t think that any camera can match our ability to see the visible spectrum, for example, and I don’t think that any material has the enormous touch-sensing resolution as our skin
also we’re completely waterproof by default and we don’t have to worry about our waterproof coating (skin) being breached because it just heals again. so I really see your point
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