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?
I think that it prioritizes a social construct (money) over all else. That seems very odd to me... though people do it all the time. Unlike most other things though, it’s quite permanent. So no.
I don't know. I think it would depend on how safe it's supposed to be. I would want to see some long-term studies.
On another note, I do think if governments had access to this tech, they would force the poor to be shrunk down to a "more manageable" size. Perhaps first would be prisoners. It's easy to foresee that all but the wealthy and powerful would be shrunk down by government mandate. I think this would make for a darker and more realistic movie.
I would be fine with it. Just give me a tiny little cubicle and a tiny little computer and a tiny little bed. And TINY LITTLE MONIES! $$$
No. I would agree to be shrunk down to five inches tall so I could be effectively invisible, and a creepy spy.
We would probably be dead in a couple of months. At that size, all the chemicals in an average home would probably kill us.
Still, it is a cute idea.
For years, on another online community, I would debate round and round with a guy because he believed he was shorter than the average male. He blamed all the ills in his life for being short. At times it was funny, but really it was a sad situation that he really believed he was less of a man because he was 5'3.
Can you imagine how "insecure" some guys would be at that size?
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
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.
Turned it off after 30 mins bland as hell movie
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..
Only if I could command an army of tarantulas. Because 5" rich me would need protection.