I hate being human!

[Tao Fox]

Ok, hate is a strong word but I mean it. Since i was young I always wanted to be something other than human (preferably animal). Basically what I'm asking is how many others feel this way?   

[___]

Yea, same here and forget the naysayers.
Yea, life as a human is easier, but...
Ugh. People wouldn't understand it. IDK.

[Tao Fox]

I would much rather live a life of hardship than live in a life of laziness and synthetic comfort

[Ryffnah]

I would much rather live a life of hardship than live in a life of laziness and synthetic comfort

That is a completely different question than whether one likes being human.  Consider house-cats:  lazy, synthetic comfort, and not human.  So, while I agree with not being crazy about being human -- we seem like a particularly poorly designed species on the whole -- I don't agree about that stance on hardship versus comfort.  For one, it makes no sense to lump laziness into that dichotomy.  It's perfectly possible to have synthetic comfort and not be lazy.

Also, if you're serious about preferring hardship to comfort, why not go out and join the Peace Corp or something?  I'm sure there's lots of ways that one can find to experience hardship if one really wants to.  Experiencing not being human, however...  That's harder.

[Tao Fox]

Something about human nature deters me, while animals have a more welcoming aura. That's the way it has always been for me. I'm merely cursed being one. If I were born and animal I wouldn't mind if my human intelligence was gone. The only fear I would have would be dangers created by the human kind. People hunt foxes (and other animals) for their own personal entertainment! 

Sorry if I'm bringing a negative mood to the forum   

[Ryffnah]

Something about human nature deters me, while animals have a more welcoming aura. That's the way it has always been for me. I'm merely cursed being one. If I were born and animal I wouldn't mind if my human intelligence was gone. The only fear I would have would be dangers created by the human kind. People hunt foxes (and other animals) for their own personal entertainment! 

Sorry if I'm bringing a negative mood to the forum   

Most animals spend more time in fear of hunger than in fear of humans.  I'm really not out to defend humans here...  But, it just seems like you're idealizing animal life without giving it serious consideration.  Some animals live happy, beautiful lives frolicking in forests and playing in streams.  But most animals spend a lot of time hungry and hiding from predators (mostly not human ones, either).  This is why, if I were an animal, I'd much rather be a house cat.  I've seen the lives that my cats live -- they have a good deal.

[Tao Fox]

Call me crazy but I want all of that. Although I'd rather be a predator

Post Merge: July 22, 2010, 05:56:01 AMforget it...
I know all the things animals have to go through on a daily basis.
I'd live through all of it just to be either animal or anthro

[Ryffnah]

Call me crazy but I want all of that. Although I'd rather be a predator

Even predators have predators.  For instance, foxes -- your species of choice -- have to fear wildcats, wolves, wolverines, bears and basically any other predator in their habitat that's larger than them.

[Tao Fox]

huh... I know, I guess I'm not explaining it right. I don't care if I live in day-to-day fear of predators. I don't care if I'm starved. I know that I wouldn't be the top of the food chain. I'm not just some naive kid who thinks that being an animal is all an easy life prancing through the forest with a full stomach and not a care in the world.

[Ryffnah]

huh... I know, I guess I'm not explaining it right. I don't care if I live in day-to-day fear of predators. I don't care if I'm starved. I know that I wouldn't be the top of the food chain. I'm not just some naive kid who thinks that being an animal is all an easy life prancing through the forest with a full stomach and not a care in the world.

Well, that's fine by me.  I wouldn't want to join you though.  Being hungry and scared isn't what appeals to me about animals.  Either way, it sounds like we can agree that scientists need to get to work on inventing transmogrifiers.

[Tao Fox]

As stated in a previous post, "splicing" could be a solution to mixing animals and humans. Although it would probably have to be done before birth   

[Ryffnah]

As stated in a previous post, "splicing" could be a solution to mixing animals and humans. Although it would probably have to be done before birth   

Which is part of why it wouldn't be as excellent as a transmogrifier box.  Other reasons include:  the transmogrifier is practically instant, seemingly painless, easily reversible, and not too large.

[Tao Fox]

Whats a Transmogrifier box?

[Ryffnah]

Whats a Transmogrifier box?

Oh... oh my goodness.  You need to read some Calvin and Hobbes!

http://www.freewebs.com/calvinandhobbesarecool/transmogrifier.JPG

I recommend starting with the first book and reading all the way through every single one of them.  Several times.  Come to think of it...  Maybe I should read through them again.

[Self-sain]

I don't hate being "human" ((I do consider my self at least a diffrent sub specias )) but umm yea I wouldn't want to be an animal, be an anthro type of animal yea. I don't hate humans,... well I do but not for there specias just the way they act.
But yea I do think we a horribly desighend in a way I mean why can't we have tails