I WISH I WAS MY FURSONA IRL :V

[Greg]

Seriously, what is wrong with these people? It's bad enough that some have their fursona as a "spirit guide", those who believe their fursona IS their soul need to be locked up in an institution. The ones that piss me off the most are people who complain that they can't be their fursona IRL. BITCH PLEASE. Being human is a buttload better than being an anthro. You'd have various people after you to perform who knows what on you. You'd be unrecognisable to any family and friends; even if you were you'd probably be outcasted anyway. You wouldn't be able to reproduce since your genome would be so fucked up you'd be in your own Classification. At least as a human you have benefits over other species because we've evolved so well. I probably couldn't even stand being my sona for a single day, I'd probably throttle myself with my own tentacles before doing anything else. It's a stupid complaint, stop fucking whining and enjoy the fantasy.

[Roose Hurro]

I just watched "Being Human" a short while ago... very good series.

[Kellie Gator]

Eh, it's a cute fantasy that people are entitled to have if you ask me.

[Gavrill]

It depends. Are we talking "haha yeah it'd be cool to do that maybe" or "I literally am going to change myself into a tiger"?

[Greg]

i have nothing against the fantasy itself, i'd love to climb around with my tentacles. it's when people mope over it that pisses me off. also stupid people who believe science will be able to turn them furry irl.

[Gavrill]

also stupid people who believe science will be able to turn them furry irl.

Oh god fuck those people. Transhumanism, I think is what it's called. Well, that's for robotics. But some people want to be faggy robot dragons. Whhhyy.

[Ayeaka]

If we lived in some fantasy sci fi world where you could pay money, get a vat job, and pop out as some cool enhanced anthro thing, whatever. Yeah, that'd be cool, I guess. Of course, in such a world you also wouldn't be alone, and that'd probably make it too dull for people that think they're too good to be some mundane fleshy thing. I dunno if I'd personally go through such augmentations/modification.

I have nothing personally against anyone that feels their spirit is this or that, since I shrug it off the same way I would any other religious or spiritual beliefs. However, I've met people that insist they're their murrsona irl, and those people kinda freak me out. I mean, it's one thing to think/feel your totem/guide is a wolf/crow/hippo/robot toaster/whatever, it's another to BELIEVE you're some amazing vampire werewolf unicorn that drinks the blood of the innocent and can cure any poison.

[Alastair Snowpaw]

being my fursona would be cool, just not in the world we live in.

[Sarcastic Coffeecup]

Anthro irl if achieved with body modifications = Freak
Born anthro irl world = Dissected at doctors' table

[CoyoteCaliente]

Anthro irl if achieved with body modifications = Freak
Born anthro irl world = Dissected at doctors' table

Solution---> Send to Disney world to perform as talking animal.

[Sarcastic Coffeecup]

Solution---> Send to Disney world to perform as talking animal.

1: Get popular
2: Get a movie
3: ???
4: PROFIT

[Gibby]

Meh. I think the "being fursona IRL" hate is a bit silly. If we're talking about this world in its current state, yes, wanting to be your fursona for serious is stupid. But if people turned themselves into their fursonas (and done quite well, lets imagine) and it turned out to be a fairly common thing, it'd be a reasonable thought for people to have, save for all the arguments against the usual cosmetic stuff, like tattoos, liposuction, plastic surgery.

[Serbia Strong]

I wish I was a human IRL!

[TheRedRaptor]

I wish I was a human IRL!

Well played.

[Cain]

If certain animals evolved to become sentient, and as intelligent as humans now, now that'd be interesting. Different cultures, languages (?), cities, ways of life, taboos, etc. Of course, it'd create a whole new bunch of 'species-ists' and segregation, but who knows?

Must research to see if intelligent sentient animals could happen. There's no reason why they couldn't.

[Gibby]

If certain animals evolved to become sentient, and as intelligent as humans now, now that'd be interesting. Different cultures, languages (?), cities, ways of life, taboos, etc. Of course, it'd create a whole new bunch of 'species-ists' and segregation, but who knows?

Must research to see if intelligent sentient animals could happen. There's no reason why they couldn't.

Chances are, we'd eat them if they replace "food" animals somehow, or we'd enslave them. We already do that with regular ol' animals, so intelligent ones may be of greater use to us. (if any of you start off another animal cruelty debate I will split your anus, and you won't enjoy it).

[Greg]

If certain animals evolved to become sentient, and as intelligent as humans now, now that'd be interesting. Different cultures, languages (?), cities, ways of life, taboos, etc. Of course, it'd create a whole new bunch of 'species-ists' and segregation, but who knows? Must research to see if intelligent sentient animals could happen. There's no reason why they couldn't.

some scientists claim that human dolphin correspondence is a prerequisite for contact with extraterrestrials.

[Cain]

Chances are, we'd eat them if they replace "food" animals somehow, or we'd enslave them. We already do that with regular ol' animals, so intelligent ones may be of greater use to us. (if any of you start off another animal cruelty debate I will split your anus, and you won't enjoy it).

D:
ANIMAL CRUELTY DEBAAAAATE!
:V


But really, the above wouldn't happen if we all evolved and developed sentience and intelligence at more or less the same speed. Sure, there'll be wars, but I doubt it would wipe out any one single species, unless they had a small population.

[SIX]

This is where I talk about this "joltoen" [sic] I know who is a Quilava. He's quite casual about talking about it and freely admits he's crazy. He is quite literally of the mindset that he is a Quilava.

Not in a psychotic way as if he sees paws for arms, but quite literally as if there's some cognitive dissonance going on. His 'mind', the internal 'I', is a Quilava. Cool stuff, huh? Impressive psychology. Interesting to talk about.

Now, I'm cool with that sort of thing. Otherkin amaze me. But transhumanism and therianthropy... it makes no sense whatsoever. Impractical as hell. Gender assignment problems I get, but species assignment problems? That's something strange.

[Gibby]

This is where I talk about this "joltoen" [sic] I know who is a Quilava. He's quite casual about talking about it and freely admits he's crazy. He is quite literally of the mindset that he is a Quilava.

Not in a psychotic way as if he sees paws for arms, but quite literally as if there's some cognitive dissonance going on. His 'mind', the internal 'I', is a Quilava. Cool stuff, huh? Impressive psychology. Interesting to talk about.

How does this even happeeeeen

[Cain]

Oh my god otherkin piss the shit out of me.

[NerdyMunk]

Think of all the problems when you are a furry: How will you wash your paws after eating messy food? Also, some of you would suck at driving because your eyes would be at the side of your head instead of your front. I think it was one of the reasons why I was a mouse a way back then. Because mice have their hands as skin, not as fur.

[Kit H. Ruppell]

I have never been , nor will I ever be, anything but a human male.

[SIX]

How does this even happeeeeen

Something about roleplaying a transformation scene and he got 'stuck'.

[Cain]

Think of all the problems when you are a furry: How will you wash your paws after eating messy food? Also, some of you would suck at driving because your eyes would be at the side of your head instead of your front. I think it was one of the reasons why I was a mouse a way back then. Because mice have their hands as skin, not as fur.

Evolution, my dear friend, can solve all of those types of problems, over the centuries.
The intelligent animals that are sentient could resemble the animals they used to be, but they would have evolved over such a long period of time the way we have. Remember, we are descended from chimps.