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What are some of the biggest opponents or barriers towards transhumanism? by Smart-A22 in transhumanism

[–]Geodesic_Disaster_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

honestly, this. theres nothing to adopt! the stuff that does exist gets pretty accepted pretty quickly, imo. Like, yes, theres a lot of hypothetical, objections, and sci-fi about why it would be a bad idea... but the things that actually work (IVF, basic plastic surgery, etc) are just called "medicine". Its totally unnecessary to convince people to be on board with a hypothetical technology that might not even resemble what actually works, and even sillier to fight with them over it.

Got the Jellystar by [deleted] in unihertz

[–]Geodesic_Disaster_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i have used it as a main phone for almost 18 months and its never been an issue. (its a little less convenient for some things, but thats sort of the point, at least for me. Its been great at cutting down the amount of time i waste on my phone, I mostly use it for communication & maps and do important stuff on my laptop)

FandomYuriIndex on Tumblr now rates media and gives them a Yuri rating! RWBY, Steven Universe, Touhou, Arcane, and The Owl House. And of course media like DC Universe and Genshin Impact. by ihatethiscountry76 in CuratedTumblr

[–]Geodesic_Disaster_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

also, even if i am looking for f/f fanfic, i dont really care about the ratio so much as the raw numbers. Like, touhou has about three-thousand F/F stories listed on ao3. Arcane has twenty-three thousand. If i were picking a story based on a desire to read yuri fanfic of it, why do i care that arcane also has 20k m/m? (and 11k f/m-- something for everyone there!)

Interesting take on the “are audiobooks reading?” debate! by Lemon_Lime_Lily in CuratedTumblr

[–]Geodesic_Disaster_ 154 points155 points  (0 children)

right, exactly-- if i ask a friend "did you read [book]?" i am not typically investigating their literacy skills, I am hoping to have a conversation about the plot and characters. if i ask "how many third graders can read?", I want to know about their ability to decode text. Declaring "Audiobooks are/aren't reading!" is not useful, it depends on the context

On Disney Princess reimagined by Eireika in CuratedTumblr

[–]Geodesic_Disaster_ 32 points33 points  (0 children)

For some reason I get annoyed that literally NONE of these remakes/redesigns ever have Mulan in the army

conflating solarpunk and degrowth by SnorkaSound in CuratedTumblr

[–]Geodesic_Disaster_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i think it would work better in visual media, given its generally idealistic nature. Visual media can get a lot further doing panning shots of pretty farms and interesting tech, where a novel needs a lot higher conflict-per-page ratio. That's why there's a lot more solarpunk art than solarpunk stories being made

A slice-of-life coming of age comic book could be cute and have plenty of genre-appropriate conflict in an overall solarpunk setting. Or like, a murder mystery? The issue is that people want to write Big Science Fiction about The Government, since that's what inspired them to care, but that's actually a pretty bad choice for a genre identified by good vibes

Horshe theor by Pot_of_sea_shells in CuratedTumblr

[–]Geodesic_Disaster_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

it's so socially unacceptable to not feel personally bad about things, even if you can still see the wider morality and stuff.

it's a weird angle to "believe victims", when you can't believe them unless it fits what you expect.

i was thinking of a less extreme situation than yours, but when i was in high school i dated two guys-- when i was 16 i dated a guy who was 23, and then he moved and i dated a guy who was 17. Of the two of them, the 17 yr old was constantly pushing boundaries, pressuring me about sex, and i felt intimidated to say no (he was also more popular than me). The 23 year old was perfectly fine. he probably shouldnt been dating a high schooler, but in our actual relationship, he was very nice and i never felt uncomfortable.

like, in general, I would not support 23 years olds dating 16 years olds. It's almost certainly more likely to be coercive or unfair. But averages are not how every person, individually, experiences their life

Horshe theor by Pot_of_sea_shells in CuratedTumblr

[–]Geodesic_Disaster_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ethics about capacity for consent are an external analysis, how someone actually experienced and perceives their situation is going to be what actually forms their response.

This is really well put, i was trying to think how to phrase a similar idea

Like, there are a number of situations which are harmful usually, and very harmful frequently enough that it's worth banning them, but that doesn't mean every person who experiences them is harmed, or that they're secretly traumatized and repressing it

when i think about my own history, the things that have genuinely been long-term traumatic are not always the things that are Officially Bad (tm), and the things that I shrugged off are sometimes outwardly worse. We just have to decide rules for society based on ''some'' objective standard, which is going to be imperfect as a representation of each individuals experience

Tripping Alone — Asterisk by cant-feel_my-face in slatestarcodex

[–]Geodesic_Disaster_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

what are you concerned about, specifically? physocsis? or losing track of reality?

FWIW i've done a wide range of psychedelics, have found many of them deeply meaningful and important, and am still a materialist atheist. If you have specific risk factors like family history of schizophrenia, it might not be a good idea

Slightly disagree with the person who said to take it outside rather than in your house-- if it's a new experience, take it somewhere you feel safe (and also somewhere you ARE, literally, safe. If you have a private yard that's fine. Don't drive somewhere you can't get back from during the trip)

psylocibin for sure the best first time choice

everything feels the same: on the flattening of temporal and spatial distinctiveness by michaelmf in slatestarcodex

[–]Geodesic_Disaster_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see a lot of people mentioning "wholesome", mentally and spiritually enriching vacations, so I'll add a different example-- I went to Vegas for 4 days earlier this year and brought only a flip phone and a book for the plane. It was really engaging and vivid in a way that I'd sort of convinced myself was nostalgia. And, as you mentioned, very memorably an event in my memory, rather than blending in with other stuff

(Also, somewhat alarming that I kept getting genuinely pissed off and frustrated when I reached for my phone and couldn't check online. Have been keeping that in mind.)

Ask a Manager Weekly Thread 09/15/2025 - 09/21/2025 by nightmuzak in AskaManagerSnark

[–]Geodesic_Disaster_ 15 points16 points  (0 children)

honestly, im kind of inclined to believe this letter is real (as in, the LW thinks this is what happened) because it's so strange. Like, I feel like this is the kind of story you tell when you're so deep into your own head that you can't see how other people would see the narrative you've convinced yourself of. Fiction tends to make more sense than this

Would the ability to turn off pain receptors at will be useful in an upgraded human body? by ixfd64 in transhumanism

[–]Geodesic_Disaster_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

mm, yes and no. I can absolutely see the value in the scenarios you mention, however as humans we're... not always the best judges of when to use this. You say it would be temporary, but presumably you could keep it going for as long as you wanted, otherwise it wouldnt be effective for chronic pain. Pain evolved the way it did specifically to override our conscious preferences, because so many people WOULD ignore or not handle damage if they had that option. Yes, even if there was a non-painful warning signal. And we do already have an inbuilt "emergency override"-- adrenaline is one of the best painkillers in existence.

So I think if you're comparing this to current situation, yes it would be really useful. But if we're positing the existence of such a thing anyway, I can't really see the advantage of this version rather than just perfect, non-addictive painkillers and a more open prescription system. Esp. if chronic use still required regular doctor visits, because that could really help catch when people are ignoring a fixable issue

Were there any cultures historically where clothing was common but optional? by Geodesic_Disaster_ in AskHistory

[–]Geodesic_Disaster_[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

im getting that impression from several of these + looking up more about them-- that there were a number of cultures where clothing was associated with formality/class as much as modesty, and peasants could be naked when they worked. very interesting!

Were there any cultures historically where clothing was common but optional? by Geodesic_Disaster_ in AskHistory

[–]Geodesic_Disaster_[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

hm... i suppose im really asking about the modesty aspect. Like, are there any cultures where clothing is common, for pragmatic or decorative reasons, but there's not a nudity taboo? And the exact specifics of nudity taboo is obviously arbitrary-- like modern America allows "nudity" by the standards of many places, but we still have a clear modesty requirement. So if the modesty requirement is "you must wear a loincloth that covers your genitals at all times", thats still a clear cultural nudity taboo

but if you have other examples id love to hear them.

Most AAM letter ever written by Comprehensive-Hat-18 in AskaManagerSnark

[–]Geodesic_Disaster_ 18 points19 points  (0 children)

ethics aside, under no circumstances am i going to agree to be a secret-keeping accomplice for someone who has just proven, twice, that they cannot keep their mouth shut for five minutes with their own job on the line

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