I'm a fan of Sci-Fi because it explores the possibilities of our future.
I personally like in particular the stories that are somewhat near-term - thinking about how human life might look like within our or our kids lifetime.
If I look back just 20 years and compare that to now it makes me extremely excited for the next 20 years - and I guess we are all similarly excited about the future otherwise you probably wouldn't hang out on steem!
There are of course recurring themes that are always talked about such as space travel, living on different planets/space stations, gene modifications to enhance vision, strength and even death and YET THEY HAVE TO WEAR FUCKING DIAPERS IN THEIR SPACE SUITS!
Some came up with solutions like integrated catheter and similar but how come that defeating death seems plausible but fixing the waste management system in humans is something never talked about?
Not only is it annoying to go to the bathroom all the time it's also super expensive. Have a look around and see how much money and space could be saved if you could just get rid of bathrooms altogether!
Not to mention that it would make space travel and zero/low-G environments a lot easier.
Am I crazy and the only one annoyed by it?
(Up next: Why the heck do we still need to waste so much time eating - can't we just get a high energy pill instead. Don't get me wrong, I like a good steak as much as the next guy but sometimes having to eat is just an annoying waste of time really)
Ha ha, I suppose the waste system could have its own little airlocks, you do your business and out it pops into space.
David Bowman "Open the poo bay doors please HAL"
HAL 9000 "I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that"
David Bowman "Aww shit!"
HAL 9000 "I know Dave, how about a game of chess?"
lol, yeah.
But I was hoping we could optimise the human body to a zero-waste system.
Like we move to zero emission cars we should do similar with humans...I guess.
...I guess I'm just extra lazy. Ever wake up in the morning because you gotta pee but really don't want to get up? It's painful :D
From a utilitarian perspective I get your point, make pee-pee something humans did before they evolved technologically enough to not need to.
However, the loss of such comedic material as the space suit fart, I believe would render humanity a lesser species to be a part of :)
haha, very true!