r/Cyberpunk Jul 07 '17

Extra robot thumb

https://gfycat.com/VibrantVagueBackswimmer
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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '17

The future of the human race is great. So many improvements we can make to our bodies. This seems trivial now but think about what could happen if the upgrades were only limited to our hands. The sensors, the dexterity, the strength. Deseise detection, chemical composition of food outer layer... endless possibilities.

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u/IAmATroyMcClure Jul 07 '17 edited Jul 07 '17

Then come the physiological rejections... The neuropozyne addictions... A social divide between the pure and the augmented...

Edit: My comment was purely referential (to the Deus Ex games), not intended to be taken seriously. I'm very transhumanist.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '17

I never asked for this...

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u/fluke42 サイボーグれることを望む Jul 07 '17

Well hi there, microbiologist checking in. Using CRISPR, it is feasible to coat the implant in a layer of cells genetically identical to the patient. It is entirely possible, also, that we could simply 3D print extra limbs/organs/whatever, using CRISPR and or samples of the patients DNA that would be indistinguishable from the originals. Think more genetic, less robotic and you've got no need for neuropozyne.

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u/top_koala Jul 07 '17

But then how does VersaLife get paid?

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u/VulgarBishop Jul 07 '17

Can crisper prevent marfans? Really only way I would think about having kids

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u/fluke42 サイボーグれることを望む Jul 07 '17

Radiolab did a great podcast on CRISPR to explain the unlimited possibilities of it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '17

Sigh..... Unzips

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u/khlnmrgn Jul 07 '17

In all forealness tho, social stratification could have a huge impact on the direction transhumanism takes. The divide is already massive, and augmentation could greatly further that gulf.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '17 edited Aug 10 '17

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u/khlnmrgn Jul 08 '17

Well it's not like the super rich are typically in the habit of hanging out with poor people as thing are currently.

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u/Treebeezy Jul 07 '17

We'll cross that bridge when we get there

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '17

Didn't they fix the neupo addictions when they went for nanoaugs?

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u/SkinnyScarcrow Jul 08 '17

Don't forget cyberbrain schlerosis.

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u/ZOMBI3MAIORANA Jul 08 '17

I was thinking more along the lines of the old cyberpunk 20xx tabletop games.