Would you agree to be shrunk down to five-inches tall in order to live a wealthy life?
The synopsis for the movie with Matt Damon, Downsizing, had a really interesting concept. I'm disappointed that it got mediocre reviews, so I haven't seen it. However the synopsis is this:
"A social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor."
In the movie, this was supposed to conserve the Earth's resources, by allowing people to be miniaturized.
Would you accept being a mini-you and living in a tiny people's community in exchange for wealth?
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I wouldn't do it to be wealthy but I would definitely do it out of curiosity and what an adventure that would be! (Until I got eaten by a cat 
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DelilahJones33
Level 6
Mar 19, 2018
0
Well shrinking you wouldn’t change your weight and your skin would get like armor plus you’d be just as strong as you are now. Cats better look out.!! Lol
No... you asking me to be smaller than my Penis? You really, really Crazy. You are not making sense.
GipsyOfNewSpain
Level 9
Mar 19, 2018
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Does that include 4.5" bad bitches? Then maybe.
JoelLovell
Level 6
Mar 19, 2018
0
Sure, sounds great. And then a snake eats you.
Gatekeeper63
Level 6
Mar 19, 2018
1
Your weight would be the same. Your strength would be the same. And if your atoms are closer together, the only way to make you smaller, your skin would be like armor so you’d be pretty safe all things considered.
@Tagurrit Oh, dear. Weight staying the same would not be a good thing.
Iwould in order to save the planet but its still a cop out
LeighShelton
Level 8
Mar 19, 2018
1
Only if I could command an army of tarantulas. Because 5" rich me would need protection.
TrailRider
Level 7
Mar 18, 2018
0
I would rather identify the negative behavior that motivated us to shrink ourselves, and change that behavior. Otherwise we will just repeat that same negative behavior, but on a smaller scale.
On a personal note, wealth and splendor has never been a priority of mine. Shrinking oneself does sound like an interesting adventure, but I would never do it simply for wealth and fame..
rsmeagle
Level 4
Mar 18, 2018
0
looks like a thoroughly funny movie to me 
but on a personal note: no, No & NO way would i want to wrangle bull ants the size of cows, run from eagle-large mozzies or put up with being a scientific curio.
walklightly
Level 8
Mar 18, 2018
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Turned it off after 30 mins bland as hell movie
I'm already short enough, being about 1/12th my size would not benefit me anymore than my height does now.
For those ladies hoping to find ways to help the planet, Date a short guy, we require fewer materials and are therefore already more earth friendly. 
and Lol
cimoore34
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Mar 18, 2018
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