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Jul 4 2013, 04:42 PM
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Knight Templar Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 212 Joined: 20-June 04 From: Ipswich, UK Just South of the Stinkfens Member No.: 6,424 |
I thought I’d put this distopic idea here for comments; apologies if it’s already been written about.
As corporations basically ‘own’ their simsense and other idorus and I can see the corporation trademarking the idorus’ face and licensing it to cosmetic surgery clinics for those who wish to look like their idoru. I can also, unfortunately, see the same happening to child idorus with pushy parents getting their kids done.* As the corporations want to gouge every nuyen they can, the licensed clinics will be expensive, leading to illegal black-market clinics offering cheaper services. Doubtless, organised crime will take a cut (where else are the black clinics going to get their drugs, medical or otherwise from), which might explain where some street docs originated. When the bunraku brothels came along there was a ready-made service for sculpting the ‘dolls’ to the clients requirements. *I imagine deep in the small print is the clause: “Even though your child now looks like (insert idoru name here) at age X, there is no guarantee that they will continue to look like the said person at the same age as the child continues to grow.” |
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Jul 4 2013, 08:35 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Corporations own Media today.
And Lara Croft has been a major character whose RL characters have increased in bust size as the Virtual Character has decreased it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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Jul 4 2013, 11:20 PM
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Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600 |
I thought I’d put this distopic idea here for comments; apologies if it’s already been written about. As corporations basically ‘own’ their simsense and other idorus and I can see the corporation trademarking the idorus’ face and licensing it to cosmetic surgery clinics for those who wish to look like their idoru. I can also, unfortunately, see the same happening to child idorus with pushy parents getting their kids done.* Good stuff |
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Jul 5 2013, 12:34 AM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
I thought I’d put this distopic idea here for comments; apologies if it’s already been written about. As corporations basically ‘own’ their simsense and other idorus and I can see the corporation trademarking the idorus’ face and licensing it to cosmetic surgery clinics for those who wish to look like their idoru. I can also, unfortunately, see the same happening to child idorus with pushy parents getting their kids done.* That seems... Perfectly reasonable, actually. Pretty darn tame by Shadowrun standards, even. |
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