We’ll just all assume that every person who gets this would make themselves early twenties with flawless skin, perfect organs, appendages and functionality, and no excess weight.

My question is, would you change yourself from your genetic baseline, and if so, how?

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    I’d improve the efficiency of my uric acid processing, decrease cardiovascular pressure, and throw in a cat’s spine just for fun.

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    My body’s fucking terrible in a bunch of both objective and subjective ways that I can’t do anything about, so yes, without a shadow of a doubt

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      Have you tried drinking more water? Everybody says we’re not drinking enough water. You’re supposed to drink 42 gallons a day.

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    I’d give myself a nice set of teeth. Not 100% perfect cause I find that off putting, but 90% perfect. Slight imperfections are what make a beautiful smile imo

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    Other than the assumptions OP mentions in the prompt, I would actually add a prehensile tail… I think that would be a super fun and useful appendage to have hehehe

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    I’d give myself long curly hair (I’m bald), an 11 inch penis (currently only 10.5), and huge-ass angel wings (anyone that doesn’t say huge-ass angel wings is a fuckin liar)

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        I’m trying to remember what sci fi story that was, set in a future where genetic modifications were common and easy. The protagonist chose a “small” penis that was only 11-12”, as the biggest size that was fully functional and useable. It was kind of amusing the number of characters represented having vanity penises for appearance, even if they were too big to be fully functional or that a person they were attracted to might enjoy.

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          I suppose in that same theoretical future women could do something like having distendable hips so that they could accept the meaty girth of the average man.

          It would probably make childbirth and smuggling popcorn into the movie theaters a lot easier too

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      If we’re gonna go for full on fantasy bodies I’ll take a dragon and we can have an epic battle in storm-rent skies as a metaphor for the struggle between good and evil.

      Then back to my place to calm down with some orange slices and some foetal spooning.

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    Some basic QOL-fixes such as asthma, eyesight and allergies. Fix the propensity for alzheimers and heart disease. After that, probably not much.

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    It might be nice to try out different hair textures without having to put any work into it.

    Other than that, the only scifi dream I would have is a proper GUI/HUD reporting system so I can just get the raw data about when things are going wrong.

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      That would be freaking awesome!

      Constantly see your brain waves, blood pressure, blood sugar, heartbeat, respiration, the amount of lactic acid in your body, you’re various creatinine levels, just basically everything they would check if you were in the hospital but always visibly available to you so you can see and get direct feedback on what actions you take and how they affect you.

      I’d pay thousands for that.