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Why not use a crazy surrogate? Like a WEREWOLF or stuff like that.

posted 15 years ago by hfanti
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This movie was nice. I like movies in the near future, like Minority Report, A.I., I Robot. It's always fun to see how it's depicted and the little details of the future.

Anyway, the only thing that really annoyed me was the following: why wouldn't people use crazy/weird/bizarre surrogates, as they do in games like Second Life and World of Warcraft and stuff.

I BET it would be like that, if this sort of thing existed. Who would want a boring surrogate if they could be a smoking hot woman, a werewolf, an ORK, a POLAR BEAR, you name it. Hehe. It could be heaps fun.

What would you like to be? I'd like to be a platypus (not very useful, but very funny).

[–] lantzn 15 years ago

Whose to say they wouldn't have such fantasy type places to go while on vacation? You know arrive on an island and rent your werewolf surrogate. Now that would be fun, especially after watching the FBI robot chasing the guy threw the no go zone. Super strength indeed.

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[–] thelordtantalus 15 years ago

If you go back to one of the subway scenes you'll see a surrogate with weird spikes on its head. I do believe it would sort of be like Second Life. The Really Surreal World.

[–] TheFatDruidofNacyl 15 years ago

I agree with you on this one. And the thing is there is a product out there called Real Doll which makes realistic sex dolls. Most of them just look like hot women, but they know there is a market for anime lovers so they have custom ones that you can get for that fantasy. It would make sense that with this technology they would do the same thing.

As far as being able to go to regular jobs using this technology, I know companies that are so relaxed in dress code, you can come to work looking all Punk or Gothic so going anime wouldn't be that much of a leap.

You could also have a basic human design that can have add on attachments for the furry look.

A man can change his stars

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[–] default003 14 years ago

that would be pretty weird and also is there a limit to how surrogates you could create

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[–] District9 14 years ago

Or make a surrogate that was 7'4" and a coordinated basketball player? NBA

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-Cal

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[–] kingarthurup 14 years ago

cost prohibitive.