tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post6567038685092581269..comments2023-11-22T01:14:54.298-08:00Comments on amor mundi: Chapstick for Robot CultistsDale Carricohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811055279887722298noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-49888421178181306902014-01-10T20:52:54.431-08:002014-01-10T20:52:54.431-08:00Ryan Reynolds, ewwwww!Ryan Reynolds, ewwwww!Dale Carricohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811055279887722298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-59305196455985070922014-01-10T19:27:46.636-08:002014-01-10T19:27:46.636-08:00> I doubt it does much for sagging facial muscl...> I doubt it does much for sagging facial muscles, bad backs,<br />> knackered knees, cancer et all which are the real signs of aging. <br /><br />Maybe this:<br /><br />http://gawker.com/this-documentary-about-men-who-dress-up-like-rubber-dol-1496480109<br /><br />could be the first solid step in the direction of<br />an anti-aging treatment.<br /><br />I have no desire to wear a "fem-skin", but if I could put on<br />a bodysuit that would make me look like, I dunno,<br />Ryan Reynolds -- hell, why not?<br /><br />;-><br />jimfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975754342950063440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-43306866414387154472014-01-10T13:27:13.219-08:002014-01-10T13:27:13.219-08:00I've seen a number of op eds in the guardian l...<i>I've seen a number of op eds in the guardian lately advancing the kinds of arguments you've been making here in Amor Mundi for years. I've also seen people in meatspace saying these kinds of things to.</i><br /><br />I agree with you. I doubt that my own relentlessness over the years in making these critiques had much of an impact on the greater incredulity toward techno-utopianism you mention, but I must say I find this very gratifying personally. Criticism of and skepticism toward extreme futurological and also more mainstream tech hype undermines unaccountable plutocratic scams and wealth-skimming and also opens the way for more real problem-solving with real harm-reduction policy-making using, among other things, real qualified consensus science.Dale Carricohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811055279887722298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-47463059469992222382014-01-10T12:35:17.338-08:002014-01-10T12:35:17.338-08:00I doubt it does much for sagging facial muscles, b...I doubt it does much for sagging facial muscles, bad backs, knackered knees, cancer et all which are the real signs of aging. <br /><br />I've relayed in this comment section before that I've observed a much reduced appetite for these kinds of fantasies. That trend has been accelerating since I last mentioned it. I've seen a number of op eds in the guardian lately advancing the kinds of arguments you've been making here in Amor Mundi for years. I've also seen people in meatspace saying these kinds of things to.jollyspaniardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10999141103840765243noreply@blogger.com