In the 1950s we as a society deliberately ramped up consumerism. Aside from some of the negative environmental and human heallth affects, people have fallen into a never ending cycle of work, earn money, shop, buy, toss away all in an attempt to placate an emptiness that widens further with each generation.
I know you enough to know you would enjoy this video series:
Story of Stuff (2007, OFFICIAL Version) - YouTube
brilliant little video thanks Grain, absolutely enjoyed it and put it on my FB wall to do some further exploration
I would like to believe that it isn't true but really it only reinforces what I think is likely the case and fear to be true on a deeper level too
And the thread that Loc posted a bit ago about the number one drug prescribed in the US being a mood altering drug would indicate people haven't been happy for over a half century in spite of having more. Which actually indicates that while we may desire consumerism and support it, the human spirit does not do well or flourish with that attitude.
I see that as a positive. We are more than we buy/have. The human spirit prevails.
You would be wrong because that is virtually what every man wants. In fact, about 1/2 of attached men would have an affair if they knew they wouldn't be caught.
So 50% wouldn't. That's pretty good odds.
When asked to engage in immediate anonymous sex with a hot stranger 100% of women declined and about 60% of the men agreed. Almost all men also want a threesome with their woman and her hottest friend and if you could see the browser of your father, uncles, minister or any other male you respect you'd likely be sick to your stomach.
mmmmmmmmmmmm maybe not.... an unpopular opinion and in the minority BUT I do not believe sexual fidelity is the most important piece of a partnership. We are told it is, but in fact it is not. There is a deeper bond and connection than sex. That bond, and connection may well be expressed through sex because for now we can not meld our minds in any measurable way. When we can hopefully people will understand more fully that connection of mind and spirit is the ultimate.
Again you're wrong. Women are biologically predisposed to favour men who can acquire resources. Men are biologically geared to favour women they feel are best suited for sexual reproduction. This is just biological fact and will continue on until we find away to swallow a pill and change our genetic coding.
And again, biological predisposition does not mean all women are of that mind set. Perhaps the majority, perhaps it is the norm, but that does not indicate superior....perhaps it may indicate...inferior in comparison to human potential.
I truly don't believe it is what every man and woman wants. In fact your stats say not every man or woman want it. Right off 40% of men don't. That is actually higher and more positive indicator than I had hoped for. As I said I am not a fan of the human race generally speaking, only a fan of a small percentage of it.
Probably the biggest difference sexually between men and women (pay attention here boys) is that women have an inbreed need to be desired while men need to desire. As such, women wear clothes, makeup, hairstyles, shoes and walk and talk for the sole purpose of attracting a male and women find it much more exhilarating to be desired and wanted then men do who are pretty happy spend an afternoon in front of the strippers over getting their hair styled.
This may well be the norm, yes.
In 100 years humans and robots will be indistinguishable. When robots become self aware they will likely want to keep humans in their world as it is the only thing that gives a self aware robot reason to exist much like most humans need a god of one sort or another to actually give meaning to their own existence.
I will bet dollars to donuts that you will change your mind about the dolls the same way most people dismissed the internet in the early 90s pointing to their shelf of encyclopedias.
Hey if they do all of the housework...I could become a fan
The dolls or robots will be covered in human flesh with beating hearts, hair and fingernails that grow, flowing blood and dilating pupils emitting pheromones and other subtle odors and indistinguishable from a full human in every way measurable.
okay and we will make them for what purpose other than to serve us.
A typical person's personality is 1/3 genetic, 1/3 cultural and 1/3 family influenced. Controlling the genes and deliberately designing the baby has a huge impact on the genetic and by extension cultural influences and is a complete game changer.
but not everyone will want a designer baby, some will opt out and others will opt for whatever they create together.
You're painting kind of a bleak picture here of mankind and the need to conform to the status quo. But think of the one's who have always gone against the norm. Not bought into the status quo. Boats against the current. There will always be individuals who will fight against this type of enslavement and group think. There will always be heroes.
