WHAT?!?! What a way to start the weekend π
I mean, where does one even begin???
First of all, Iβm not giving up my sight, I love photography/videos and all that way too much. Visuals are important to me.
That leaves touch and hearing, which is still a terrible choice.
Iβm going to lean towards losing touch, because I canβt imagine being at a party or a family gathering and not being able to hear the jokes, the music, the laughter.
But losing touch, I mean how does that work, can I still click my camera? How does sex even work without feeling anything? Can still shoot a basketball?!?!? Hahahah no man, this is a hard one. I was not ready for this! πππ
But if Iβm absolutely forced to, I mean there is no other way, peoples lives are on the line, baby seals are counting on me to keep them safe, cuddly panda bears are looking at me, puppies are wagging their tails, then yes, fineβ¦sighβ¦.I would have to choose to lose touch.... π
Hi. This is my first time on THE WEEKEND. If I were forced to give up one, the person forcing me to give up one sense would have to choose as it would be too difficult for me.
Giving away one sense for any reason doesβnt appear very sensible. As you rightly said sight is too important to just give it away like that. The ability to hear π is pretty up there in the ranking as well. And touch is so important in giving and receiving affection. I would never make that choice ...but ...if I absolutely had no choice then in the end, Iβd probably choose to give up my sense of touch as well.π
First timer, huh???
Awesome to have you here man π
Whoa! another vote for touch huh? it's true, the choice is a difficult one for sure but that ripple of electricity when touching that special person. Holding my baby Daughters as new-borns, hard to give that up
But yeah, like ya say, none of the options can be decided on quickly or with certainty. If you come back next weekend and take part in your second weekend engagement topic, I think Galen may give us all our senses back again π
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Oh no!!! I should have read this comment before making my choice! Actually edesde from where we look at it it's a tough choice. We have been brought a difficult decision this weekend.
I know right! However we choose we lose.
A beautiful Sunrise or smile from a loved one - Sight is the wrong choice.
A kind, comforting word when we need it or a beautiful song - Hearing is the wrong choice.
A hug when you feel down - Touch is the wrong choice.
Oh come on!!! π
π€£π€£ En realidad es asΓ, no hay elecciΓ³n correcta.
I like the idea of @galenkp holding a magic wand or maybe a boomerang to give people back their lost ability. I agree the choice is difficult: > Holding my baby Daughters as new-borns, hard to give that up These are some good reason to stay with touch in your skillset.
My friend. That is absolutely the heartbreaking kind of thing I just could not give up. Touch could play a big part in making up for one or the other senses.
As for the idea of G-dog giving us back our senses at the end of the weekend, I don't care if it's a wand or a boomerang...
As long as he is wearing a pink, frilly, sparkly fairy dress with matching crown
Oh damn I would pay good money to see that!π
You and me both, my friend π€£
Anyways, I have seen people giving touch away without considering that without touch you can hurt yourself and lose the ability to feel it. And that means a lot of trouble. Even getting sick would be tricky. Imagine going to a doctor because you look ill and telling this person you don't feel anything π
Welcome @bearmol. You'll love it here. I'm fairly new and believe me, I look forward to the WEEKEND. Right now Iβm still trying to figure out which sense Iβd lose. Good luck on losing your sense of touch. Lol!
Not only that but I can always count on Galen notifying me when it's Friday. When I see the topic in my feed, 'Friday!' And this, I can just drop comments at random, some looo0OOong ones and some not so long.
Haha!!Youβre right. A great way to ring in FriYAY. I love the little thrill of anticipating βthe next topicβ. I wonβt comment on your not so short comments. Oops! I meant your sometimes loooong, sometimes not so long comments. π
Thanks for telling me about this community @fruityfruitz
No prob man. You probably just need to reconsider losing that sense of touch. ππ
π lol
Welcome man! These are the fun/ philosophical questions @galenkp asks on a Friday π.
Affection is important, but I just the the communication part of hearing and seeing (body language) plays to big of roll.
On the other hand, does losing the sense of touch also mean losing taste? Cause technically your taste buds use that touch right? I have all these questions! π€£
Jeez! Stop trying to take even more of our senses away dude!!! ππ€·ββοΈπ€¦ββοΈπ
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Thank God @galenkp did not throw smell in the mix...
I mean how would you know if..?
Juss' Sayin'
Lol this could actually be a bonus in my house, lol we regularly stink each other out of the room so I wouldn't mind losing that so much in that regard hahaha
Haha my God, how terrible, losing your sense of smell would be great for you then haha.
I am really wishing He @galenkp would have given us another option also.
As the three to chose would all render me unable to do what pays my mortgage. (survival)
Hi Krazzy. Yes a difficult one. Have you read his post he wrote about it? I think this was a good exercise in gratitude.
Very funny! π I think losing sense of smell is a good thing! Some farts are like an aroma πΆββοΈ
But it is only sight, hearing and feeling...
Seems like an impossible choice to me right now.
Haha! @krazzytrukker It took me a while to decide too. I gave up hearing. Looks like the guy in your GIF just lost that sense. Now I'm reconsidering my decision.
Be a man and just do it!!!
Ahhh who the hell am I kidding? I am like this about which pizza toppings to choose.
But then we would have to consider hearing as well. Some can be loud. I don't want to hear it either. ππ
Hahah her pleased face gets me. Some think it's weird but the wife and I don't share in the ass ripping behaviors when we are in the same room. I've had previous relationships where it went down and it was a little gross for my tastes, sometimes literally.
This girl was over the top on that shart though hahaha
Oh no you didn't π
ππI agree @stevenwood. Let's leave the other senses alone.
Mmhmmm! As if we haven't suffered enough already, making this difficult and traumatic choice! Galen hates us this week!!! π
π We donβt want to think about giving up anything else. I finally decided on giving up hearing. Just woke up and first checked to make sure I can hear.
Whew!
Hahha fine, we'll keep taste... But it is something to think about!
It is. π
Thanks for the welcome π. Interesting questions to propel us to think about the importance of each sense. Making it even harder to choose to lose a sense.
ENGAGEtokens.πPlease don't go there @gvkanten. The decision is tough enough. We're not bringing loss of taste into this unless it's a "timed" one where we give up a sense for just a minute. I wouldn't do it on "The Weekend' either. Not even for a minute. ππ
Hhahah no wait hear me out! Technically we might lose taste but... but!!! wouldn't that make it a lot easier for us to live healthy? I mean, no more fatting, sugary stuff, we'd just be happy with the nutrients we need... What do you think?
Haha!! I like your take on it but I feel like I'd be the one to eat them still. I'd probably have lots of ice-cream to see how many cones could bring my sense of taste back. π
I think I eat with my eyes too though... It's like I see it... I want it!
Maybe I should've given up sight!
Ah! You too chose the sense of touch? So you would give up receiving and giving affection? Woow, that's costly π
@kemmyb πlol. I agree it would be costly. As I said, Of course Iβm only choosing under duress. In a real sense it would be hard to choose to give up one of my senses as it would be kind of βsenselessβ. But if I had no choice then touch would be it. Not because itβs not important but the other senses are of greater importance to survive comfortably in our world.
I understand your choice but still, I believe touch is important. Then you can feel things. It's what makes us humans - we FEEL.
If we lose the sense of touch, it will be rough! π
Receiving and giving affection is a beautiful thing, but remember it works differently for some people. Affection is can be felt in the warmth of a gaze or in the softness of a voice, in the little things you do for someone. As a person who has traits of the autism spectrum I know about lots of people that don't understand the purpose of touch, kiss and hug and still show great level of affection.
Hi @brutalisti, you say -
This response is enlightening for me. I'm curious, how do they show this affection? Like, do they understand their 'actions' of affection? I don't know if you understand what I am trying to ask.
Of course they do, They just express it in different individual manner, that often can be invisible for most people. Imagine you are dating a boy on the spectrum, so you understand it more personal. He can show you affection by sending you an e-mail with the exact names of people, the place and the time of a surprise birthday party, some friend are secretly preparing for you. He can reorder the colors in your make up box, he can watch at you finger tips in a romantic moment. He may panic if you gently brush his skin, but he may love experience skin pressure that is painful for people with low pain tolerance. It is always different and need attention and love to find it. It is like talking different language. Good thing is he can learn your language and you can learn his, still it is not an easy task.
I see you went with the sense of touch as well @bearmol
In this case, it seems the majority are making that pick with prior reasons.
Yeah @zanoz Iβm sticking with my choice. Even though the opposition appears to have made some valid points, the negative effects of not being able to see or hear far outway the effects of losing our sense of touch.
Yes you do have a point and I am sticking with mine too lol
ENGAGEtokens.Welcome to the weekend @bearmol, it's a very cool engagement group and if you read some of the previous weekend posts, you'll definitely get a few (or more) chuckles out of the responses. Have a good weekend βΊοΈ
Thanks @andrastia. Looking forward to many more chuckles π. Have a great weekend.
Oh yes, there will be many more fo' sho'
Enjoy it bud :)
Welcome to the weekend community! This is one of the more serious topics but it's still a lot of fun! There's so many awesome people here, you'll have no troubles finding something to talk about!
Thank you @cmplxty. Iβm glad I have my eyesight so I can read your kind welcome message.
Sex without touch? Not legit!
Yeah, it's a tough one right? I want to make people think about it. I mean life would be so dramatically different without one one of these three senses. Such a tough decision right? I'm really interested to see what people choose and their reasons why though!
Thanks for coming along. First cab off the rank again too.
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Hahah this was main concern for some reason, I mean technically it would be possible to have sex but if we had no senses, nothing would 'work' π...
It's an interesting topic indeed, also in terms of appreciating what you have and not taking it for granted.
You might have scared / scarred a few people with this one though, it gets scary :).
Also what's your final choice? Are you planning a @krazzytrukker style reveal later?
This is why touch would not be my choice...
I'm thinking I'll do a post in the WEEKEND community to discuss the topic and reveal my choice and I'll link the topic post to give it some more exposure too.
Interesting! I'll keep an eye out
Keeping both eyes out...
Looking forward to it. πI'm still thinking which one to give up. Good thing I'm not in a queue. The people behind me would have lost their patience and probably would have shown me how well their sense of touch works. π
Lol...This is funny! π€£
Clearly you're not behind me in the queue. ππ
@gvkanten says KrazzyTrukker style reveal G-Dog.!!
Git er done son...
Make it...
H U G E..!
Nothing could be as huge as a KrazzyTrukker reveal...
Also, I'd fucking smash that burger and side of fries you know. All of it.
I just gotta figure out what one of the three I could do without.
Gonna take a good nights rest to figure this one out...
ZZZzzz,,,...
ENGAGEtokens.Really? π I read your comment and I'm smiling here. Pretty hard choice to make eh? But why lose touch? Beyond feeling your camera or sex, touch is everything!
To me, it's like a person is dead without the sense of touch. Touch connects us to the world around us. Even when pricked with a pin, you may not feel it. π€ Now I'm thinking, losing sense of touch, does it mean no pain?
Hahaha I mean it has to count for something! Baby seals count!
I mean there are arguments to keep touch, I'm not saying it's not worth it. But music? Hearing your children laugh while they're playing? Jokes? Nature sounds? Birds? Waves splashing... To go on without hearing all that would be hard....
And yes, according to my theory no pain, at least not by touching something (see what I did there π€£).
And also but this is debateable, does no touch mean no taste?
I'm 100% with you! I was starting to think I was crazy for choosing touch, but my reasons are the same as yours!
Haha i want to break out the old... "great minds think alike" here!
No feeling at all I would think, no hot or cold sensations, no clue if you burned yourself, or froze your toes because you went for a walk in snow barefoot.
Ah yes but luckily we'd have our previous experience to teach us no to walk barefoot in the snow. And I'm sure we can come up with some kind of biometric scan?
Probably like this:
Haha the Demolition Man! Classic!
That settles it, we can say goodbye to touch in that case π
Social distancing seemed rather ridiculous back then didn't it? Did anyone ever figure out what the freakin' seashells were for???
I think that they are only useful for this:
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Hahaha had a great laugh at this! Totally brightened up the weekend even more.
Hahahha, I get your point @gvkanten and it's funny I just read your entry after submitting mine already I too would choose to lose touch.
I know its the hardest decision to make but it seems better than the other two to me.
Wow, losing the sense of touch, a very difficult choice.
Soon as you said you'd choose touch that's what I thought. And I also thought you'd like to know all those puppies stopped wagging their tails and pissed on the carpet when you chose touch.
A yes, but @fieryfootprints already suggested the demolition man solution for sex...
And how dare you bring the puppies into this!!!
At least, we'd see the piss on the carpet and hear them happily running around π
L.. O.. L.
Dude that's funny. It was two days ago I left that comment so I didn't know what I said. Reading it again just now is funny!
Happy Sunday!
Always thinking of the seals and the basketball, and occasionally of basketball playing baby seals.
It's not an easy topic this week , is it???
I think G-dog woke up with a headache or something and thought, OK! I'll show them...π€·ββοΈπ
hahah that's how my mind works!
Baby seals are living in there rent free, ready to come out when needed.
Indeed, this one is a headscratcher, but I seems like a lot of engagement so I think we've all thought about this at some point
Wow! Rent-free... At least I charge the chimps in my head 3 peanuts each week.
Yup I imagine many people started to read the topic and think: "I can't choose!!!" After some thought and engagement I think people start to consider different reasons for each of our senses and form a solid ish decision. Still not a choice I'd ever want to really make though.
I agree I also go with losing sense of touch! As for how does sex work? lol well at least you can still GIVE it and see/hear your partner haha that should still give us a sense of fulfillment I'd imagine :P
haha okay i'm gonna give you some kudos for the selfless answer! You could still GIVE! (not all though, because not everything would 'work).
But check out the demolition man solution above! Virtual sex!
Hahaha yes there's absolutely a work-around to everything! π
The baby seals and cuddly bears won me over on this comment π
Did they help with your decision??? π
Lol yes hahaha
HAHAH I also chose to stop feeling and the first thing I thought was oh no, sex :( :( :( hahahahahaha but well, that's not all in life ... π’π
Hahahah I know right, I panicked a but at the thought.. But don't be afraid!!! Sex is still on the table! Check the "Demolition Man' solution in the comments above.
A difficult choice, to lose the sense of touch, how to give a hug and not feel it, how to shake hands and not feel their warmth and even more how to make love and not feel anything at all! A very difficult choice!
I know it's hard, but if we look at the current situation we're already kind of going that direction no? With all the social distancing and video calls?
Sad thought I know, but we've made it so far
Difficult but not such a difficult choice. I have to keep my sense of touch. π
π yes , it's touch Sense it's important
It is. π
A hard choice indeed, I chose to keep touch, and lose hearing. Hearing can be replaced by notes and reading, but touch? what can replace it?
I don't think any of these can be fully replaced, music, laughter, video calls are all going to be hard without hearing too..
Maybe virtual reality helps soften the blow in terms of touch? Like those VR sets that make you think/feel like you're in a roller coaster...
Technology is closer to hearing replacement than to any other sense, It, (technology), will have a difficult time replacing any sense fully, but there is the ability today to replace hearing via text, yes you will still be deaf, you will not get to hear the soft gurgles of a baby, or the sound of a song bird, but I have heard they are making pretty good progress on actually, from a google search for
hearing replacing via bonesI chose hearing too. Nothing can replace touch.
Oh, you don't want to lose touch, do you?
No bueno.
This question is difficult, but losing touch is not an option for me. And how would the hugs be given? Well although in these times of pandemic no one embraces
At least we can greet elbow to elbow and feel it during the pandemic.
Yes. Side by side. But nothing like hugging and feeling the warmth of the other person.
I totally agree. π
Hahah I had the same thing go through my head, the one up top of course lol. Sex would be brutal without a sense of touch! It would be one of the things we sacrifice though in order to continue living well! We could adapt but we better still have an internal sense of feeling!
I certainly couldnβt snowboard anymore without a sense of touch, feeling the chances in terrain with my feet is crucial!
hahaha nice save! I saw what you did there!
Maybe I've seen one to many series (e.g. the walking dead) but I'd feel so helpless without hearing. Like anything could happen around you and you wouldn't really know it.
....and I haven't seen a comment hear saying they could lose sight so that's obviously off the table π
Loosing touch also means you are prone to injure yourself and not being able to notice it. So it's a very dangerous thing to loose on itself.