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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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.No. I would agree to be shrunk down to five inches tall so I could be effectively invisible, and a creepy spy.
stinkeye_a
Level 8
Mar 18, 2018
6
Can you imagine how "insecure" some guys would be at that size?
RobertSmith
Level 5
Mar 18, 2018
2
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
2
Turned it off after 30 mins bland as hell movie
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. 
bingst
Level 8
Mar 18, 2018
1
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.
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
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.
miffy
Level 5
Mar 18, 2018
1
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
1
Iwould in order to save the planet but its still a cop out
LeighShelton
Level 8
Mar 19, 2018
1
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
Does that include 4.5" bad bitches? Then maybe.
JoelLovell
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Mar 19, 2018
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