What if it were possible for people to switch bodies with
each other either by mutual agreement or against someone’s
will? What scenarios could occur? Someone could secretly
become another person’s significant other or other family
member or girlfriend or boyfriend for that matter. Would
gender lines become compromised as well? What are your
thoughts everyone?
Madness.
Check the basement for pods.
It might enable one to become a better lover.
The super rich ugly people would be paying the hot but poor people for their bodies. Old people would pay younger people for theirs (I’m sure a lot would go for it if the money is good enough).
Eventually, the oscillations of the whole thing work themselves out, and we end up with a hotness spectrum that precisely maps to the wealth distribution, and a bunch of super rich folks who are functionally immortal.
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Runs off to write dystopian movie script
See Joss Whedon’s TV show, Dollhouse: Dollhouse (TV Series 2009–2010) - IMDb
You could hire someone for an hour a day to eat right and exercise your body while you sit around eating candy.
Also Richard Morgan’s [Takeshi Kovacs series](Takeshi Kovacs series), which plays with exactly that idea.
See Star Trek TOS third season Episode #79, “The Turnabout Intruder”
If you trust them enough.
Among people suffering from gender dysmorphia there would be much rejoicing. And for people who are simply curious and would like to experience life as the other sex there would also be much rejoicing.
I’ve seen that episode many times. It got me thinking what it would be
like if people were able to force people to swap bodies like in the show.
I am replying to the Turnabout Intruder comment.