*sigh*

I told her that I was trying to help her out but she ignores me

*Facepalm*

On a quick note, @Submarine Seb, going commando (wearing no underwear) while wearing basketball shorts or even walking around your room nude can help your body and your “stuff” breathe better.

Lol

I’m glad I don’t have that teacher anymore

One of my friends that is in Class, he got called sexist over trash

No joke

It makes me sad

Also @Baptist07 thanks for the advice!

I was at the grocery store a couple of hours ago and it started pouring while I was inside. There was a woman outside complaining about she was going to get wet or something. I think she had to catch a bus. Anyway I thought about offering her my umbrella or a ride home. Definitely would have if it was a guy but since it was a woman, best case is I do someone a favor and they appreciate it. Worst case I offend her, creep her out, or she goes and then screems rape (unlikely I know but still a risk)

unrelated to MR, but what does everybody know/think of transhumanism?

I am not familiar with that

What is it ?

radical life extension and anti-aging

things like nanotech, gene therapy, mind uploading, etc

transhumanism is potentially the greatest threat to the species known

I wouldn't mind living forever due to nanotech

I could become, not a Borg but I could have little Borg like nanites in my body fixing stuff that goes wrong

really @Maxthx ? why do you think so?

oh gawd where to begin...

well with nanotech the threat of a grey goo scenario is pretty important

eventually it'll happen and people will think of 500 year lifespans as the norm. its only a question of when, IMO

which is a scenario where a runaway nanotechnology rapidly expands without proper parameters

ecological devastation

im familiar. i dont think its likely

expanding the lifespan of individuals is also a huge potential problem

for example unless its rolled out universally, who receives the treatments?

the rich live forever and the poor die younger and younger?

the inequality gap expanding

longer lifespans means more pressure on resources

and we are already living in a situation where a number of resources are critically over stressed

i dont buy the first one, the inequality gap, maybe in the beginning but why not say that for anything? cars, computers, hopsitals...its just like talking another leap forward

for resources, two things- longer lives in youth mean bigger percentage of the lifespan working, rather than 40% being childhood and retirement

and better technology would allow new things, such as floating farms, or farms in the desert in glass towers

think we are focusing on the wrong resources here

which do youmean?

well depends on which you want to talk about

how about sand

80% of modern large scale construction techniques rely on concrete

which requires a specific quality of sand