Just a Drink

What if we lived in a world where perfection was just a sip away? All you have to do is take one drink and you can change your abilities, appearance or anything you wanted to. Is this possible? What would it do for our world?

Let's explore the possibility first. At the moment, we know that it is impossible. In the future though, it may be. There are so many amazing things right now that are similar, but not as advanced. We have pills and lotions and ointments to better our bodies. If we add some nanotechnology to these, they may turn into the "magical" drink that seems so far fetched. Little machines that could eat away our fat. Nanobots that could boost our immune system and help attack threats to our body. It would be a whole new world.

The fact that it could be possible doesn't necessarily mean it would be good. Its interesting to think what would happen if everyone could be perfect with just a drink. Would it eliminate all our problems and free us from discrimination? Absolutely not. With technology comes more problems. If we had a bunch of tiny little bots within our body, new diseases and problems would arise. If something happened and all our nanobots were to disappear or get destroyed, our body would be weaker than ever. Because we had nanobots doing all of the work since we were born most likely, our body would be completely dependent on the bots to make us healthy. We would surely die without the help of our nanobots.

Discrimination is a another story. It seems that if everyone is perfect, we would all be on the same level. This is where freewill comes in. Those who choose not to be perfect would be harassed or ridiculed simply because they didn't want to fit into the norm. Even in Ribofunk, this issue is touched on when Cassio makes a comment about "hating fatties." He says he doesn't understand why anyone would allow their body to do that when they don't have to.

Those who don't change their body aren't the only ones that would be discriminated against. There would be this hierarchy of who's "more" perfect. In our world, the human race is not capable of living without hierarchy. If everyone of us looked exactly the same, it would come down to personality hierarchy. In Ribofunk, even those who do change their body were in a hierarchy. It was all about who was making your drink. The best drinks had the best and longest lasting effects. Dez talks about the different gangs of people. Each group had unique abilities and strengths, but Dez only cared about the Body Artists. They were the "best" group. They looked perfect and had amazing abilities. We can never escape discrimination.

Perfection is never perfection. No matter what we can do with our body, we will never be considered perfect. No one is at the top of the hierarchy. Although this nanobot booster drinks are plausible, I'm glad I don't live in a world where they're a reality. I don't know if I want to experience the chaos that is sure to accompany these "easy" boosts. Nothing ever comes easy.