Grinders and society
Hi joined recently, been lurking for a while, I was on the grinder symbol thread and lots of people were saying some interesting things about how people will react to how grinders present themselves, where do people see this going socially over the next 10 years or so? How do you think we should best present ourselves so we aren't viewed as abominations but as the next steps? What affect do you think this will have on society?
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I see grinders as the pioneers in the area of non-medical implants and other such modifications. Eventually, the modifications we make will become mainstream, but there always has to be this group of nutters to show that it can be done.
If we want these kinds of body modifications to become less of a "weird fringe", the emphasis should be on minimising risks and pains associated with the mods. I think we're moving in the right direction though, with the coming experiments regarding injection of magnets (as opposed to operating with a scalpel) for instance. I've also recently designed a tDCS that is significantly safer than any DIY electrostimulation device I've seen, and I'll personally continue looking for ways to do what we do even more safely. I do think this is important, because incidents happening and becoming news will make people scared, and that is exactly what we don't want.
Just my two cents.
I think that, if we can make implants more functional and safe and less painful, people will have a very different view of things. A response I have been getting a lot is "so much pain and risk just to feel the wires in your walls is nuts" or "Yeah, if it was something more functional like a watch or phone, then I'd go for it".
So, If we want better acceptance, we have to come up with more and get people mith medical qualification to work with us...