Connect the dots, s h e e e p - p e o p l e !

Warning: TL;DR content.

There are three E's in sheeep...

Hmm

Now what?

NotMeNotYou said:
Now what?

commence phase one

Lance_Armstrong said:
commence phase one

Should we bring our MREs and canteens?

Durandal said:
Should we bring our MREs and canteens?

please dew

The battle for dominance continues

stuart little when

Zombie post outbreak! get the shotguns!

Uplift conspiracy...? You're not referencing Human Instrumentality, are you?

But seriously, I don't think we'll be seeing anthros in our lifetimes.

Ryuzaki_Izawa said:
But seriously, I don't think we'll be seeing anthros in our lifetimes.

biological immortality

Lance_Armstrong said:
biological immortality

why the hell would you want that

Besides, Human Instrumentality both sounds and is more epic than that.

Ryuzaki_Izawa said:
why the hell would you want that

If you believe it will take centuries to create anthros, explore space, etc. then biological immortality could allow you to see it happen.

Lance_Armstrong said:
If you believe it will take centuries to create anthros, explore space, etc. then biological immortality could allow you to see it happen.

But what happens when your mind's perception of time is so deteriorated that a person's life goes by in a second or two from your perspective? One can't enjoy anthros or space travel like that. :I

Ryuzaki_Izawa said:
But what happens when your mind's perception of time is so deteriorated that a person's life goes by in a second or two from your perspective? One can't enjoy anthros or space travel like that. :I

It's up to you to enjoy your life and preserve your mental well being. Ask some centenarians if they feel like kicking the can, you will get a mix of answers, maybe more positive than negative.

Lance_Armstrong said:
It's up to you to enjoy your life and preserve your mental well being. Ask a centenarian if they feel like kicking the can, you will get a mix of answers, maybe more positive than negative.

But seriously.

The perception of time speeds up as you live for longer, regardless of whatever training or shit you might do, an hour still passes in a shorter and shorter amount of time.

You know, when one was a child, summer seems to last forever. That concept.

Ryuzaki_Izawa said:
But what happens when your mind's perception of time is so deteriorated that a person's life goes by in a second or two from your perspective? One can't enjoy anthros or space travel like that. :I

I doubt it would work like that.

Durandal said:
That's pure psuedoscience

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/2013/12/18/why-does-time-fly-as-we-get-older/

Ryuzaki_Izawa said:
The perception of time speeds up as you live for longer, regardless of whatever training or shit you might do, an hour still passes in a shorter and shorter amount of time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_perception#Changes_with_age

• The effect will probably level off
• You would have all the time in the world to deal with it
• Biological immortality includes the elimination of aging and rejuvenation of the brain, so mastery or elimination over this side effect of aging would be expected. If it's about memory overload, you could erase your own memory. This is being worked on to treat PTSD.

Biological immortality: it looks like you're stuck in a 30 year old body forever, not an 80 year old body.

Huh, ok. So maybe we will get to see anthros/proper spaceflight/anthros flying spaceships.

Ryuzaki_Izawa said:
Huh, ok. So maybe we will get to see anthros/proper spaceflight/anthros flying spaceships.

Well... I wouldn't hold my breath.

Durandal said:
Well... I wouldn't hold my breath.

You can't breathe in space :(

Man, this thread. When I first got into e621 I never thought I might see discussions like this cropping up on the forum... repeatedly :P

Tokaido said:
Man, this thread. When I first got into e621 I never thought I might see discussions like this cropping up on the forum... repeatedly :P

Everything changed on December 7, 2014 :|
It can't be contained now 8|

Lance_Armstrong said:
You can't breathe in space :(

You can hold your breath in space though, if you inhale before you enter vacuum. But apparently it's actually worse to have air in your lungs as you enter vacuum than not to.

Lance_Armstrong said:
You can't breathe in space :(

That's somebody else's problem.

I still don't get what is happening in this thread.

Peekaboo said:
I still don't get what is happening in this thread.

Basically, Lance is talking about biological immortality and how there's a conspiracy about making anthros that's somehow tied to this.

So, essentially, Human Instrumentality.

Ryuzaki_Izawa said:
So, essentially, Human Instrumentality.

After about ten minutes of reading on the subject, it seems like complete sci-fi mumbo-jumbo nonsense, but eh - Who knows.

#Je]

Durandal said:
But apparently it's actually worse to have air in your lungs as you enter vacuum than not to.

Yes because then there's more pressure in your lungs than outside thus they might explode or expand too far.

mrox said:
Yes because then there's more pressure in your lungs than outside thus they might explode or expand too far.

Thanks.

Remember this, people, in case you ever find yourself exposed to the vacuum of space. It might save your life (for some seconds)!

Durandal said:
Thanks.

Remember this, people, in case you ever find yourself exposed to the vacuum of space. It might save your life (for some seconds)!

Well ya gotta admit, it's far more likely to be relevant safety info now than it was a few decades ago

Tokaido said:
Well ya gotta admit, it's far more likely to be relevant safety info now than it was a few decades ago

We're all gonna be long gone before joes like me can get into space, though.

Maybe I'll settle for a vomit comet ride.

designer dongs

alrighty then