If you had to choose to either live in a hyper-realistic VR world and age normally OR stop aging at 25 but live in the real world (assuming everyone dies at 100)...
I'm turning 46 this year and think about this *all* the time. Personally, I don't judge what a person wants to do with their face or body - it's their choice!! Who am I to judge what a person *should* or shouldn't look like?
Also my daily practice introduces me to a lot of fascinating discoveries about the human body. Consistency definitely plays a part in whether certain types of pain is *completely normal* or precipitated due to lack of practice. Menopause is not a pretty (or attractive) word but as an older woman it's very inspiring to go to a yoga class and see lots of elderly women kicking butt and being completely at ease in their body - they might not have the full range of mobility they had in their youth but they are still showing up and having a great time keeping active. Afterwards everyone goes out for a coffee and there is a nice feeling of connection and authentic conversation. I hope when I turn 90 I can still be as active as them but in the meantime one day at a time. Passion makes one interesting but obsession can be boring!
I could totally vibe with a virtual reality nightclub (or world for that matter) that sounds really cool! I wonder if it could also be a thing that anyone can access...even after death?
Perhaps an old person holding onto their body image as it was in the past - young, physically stronger and flexible, free of pain, most notably, though, at least partially correspondent with not only beauty standards but also social expectations regarding working ability and maximum productivity - indicates a sense of unfortunate detachment from their current age (ranging from discomfort to non-acceptance), rather than proving one looks most like themselves when at the stages of early adulthood. To be liberated from the shock caused by looking at the mirror might mean letting go of overusing visual cues to describe your sense of self and instead focusing on your internal identity and its inevitable development through the passing of time. In that case, the need to present oneself in a vastly different way would be mitigated. Let alone the fact that the idea of older people completely shifting their presentation in order not to be socially left out suggests compromising with the discrimination against them instead of tackling the root of the problem; why are the elderly being left out?
If you had to choose to either live in a hyper-realistic VR world and age normally OR stop aging at 25 but live in the real world (assuming everyone dies at 100)...
Which one would you pick?
Join an online community and pretend to be a decade younger.
Love everything about this post!!
I'm turning 46 this year and think about this *all* the time. Personally, I don't judge what a person wants to do with their face or body - it's their choice!! Who am I to judge what a person *should* or shouldn't look like?
Also my daily practice introduces me to a lot of fascinating discoveries about the human body. Consistency definitely plays a part in whether certain types of pain is *completely normal* or precipitated due to lack of practice. Menopause is not a pretty (or attractive) word but as an older woman it's very inspiring to go to a yoga class and see lots of elderly women kicking butt and being completely at ease in their body - they might not have the full range of mobility they had in their youth but they are still showing up and having a great time keeping active. Afterwards everyone goes out for a coffee and there is a nice feeling of connection and authentic conversation. I hope when I turn 90 I can still be as active as them but in the meantime one day at a time. Passion makes one interesting but obsession can be boring!
A VR existence might feel like... Playing with house money.
I could totally vibe with a virtual reality nightclub (or world for that matter) that sounds really cool! I wonder if it could also be a thing that anyone can access...even after death?
Perhaps an old person holding onto their body image as it was in the past - young, physically stronger and flexible, free of pain, most notably, though, at least partially correspondent with not only beauty standards but also social expectations regarding working ability and maximum productivity - indicates a sense of unfortunate detachment from their current age (ranging from discomfort to non-acceptance), rather than proving one looks most like themselves when at the stages of early adulthood. To be liberated from the shock caused by looking at the mirror might mean letting go of overusing visual cues to describe your sense of self and instead focusing on your internal identity and its inevitable development through the passing of time. In that case, the need to present oneself in a vastly different way would be mitigated. Let alone the fact that the idea of older people completely shifting their presentation in order not to be socially left out suggests compromising with the discrimination against them instead of tackling the root of the problem; why are the elderly being left out?