Topic: Would you rather be blind or deaf?

cat !LSD69pSotU started this discussion 15 years ago #14,716

I'm leaning toward deaf, even though I like all of my senses~

Poll option	Votes	Percentage	Graph
Blind	1	5%
Deaf	18	95%

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 13 minutes later[^] [v] #259,576

Yeah, deaf. I hate blind people.

jump joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 19 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #259,577

It would suck to be deaf, but it would suck more to be blind.

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Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 17 minutes later, 37 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #259,581

Deaf, definitely. The most I'd lose is music, communication is still possible with hand gestures or text.

Not like most people here would lose much of their communication, though. :D

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Unintentional Jackass !LASXURl1b6 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 56 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #259,593

I am deaf, becoming blind would be the worst thing ever. Deafness can pretty much be cured nowadays. Sight, not so much.

cat !LSD69pSotU (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 4 days later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #262,031

@259,581 (D)
> Not like most people here would lose much of their communication, though. :D
qft

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 5 days after the original post[^] [v] #262,042

@259,593 (Unintentional Jackass !LASXURl1b6)
You are deaf?

Unintentional Jackass !LASXURl1b6 replied with this 15 years ago, 9 minutes later, 5 days after the original post[^] [v] #262,045

Yep. As a doorknob.

Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 5 days after the original post[^] [v] #262,047

@previous (Unintentional Jackass !LASXURl1b6)
fully deaf?

Unintentional Jackass !LASXURl1b6 replied with this 15 years ago, 7 minutes later, 5 days after the original post[^] [v] #262,049

@previous (G)
I have about 10% of a normal hearing range in my left ear, but my right is fully deaf. In 5-10 years, it is predicted that that 10%, too, will leave me. My hearing aid is very helpful, though. It can't make my left ear 100%, but it brings it up to a manageable level, provided I'm standing on the right of someone.

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Anonymous F replied with this 15 years ago, 8 minutes later, 5 days after the original post[^] [v] #262,050

@previous (Unintentional Jackass !LASXURl1b6)
I think I remember this now. In 5-10 years they will have better technology!

Unintentional Jackass !LASXURl1b6 replied with this 15 years ago, 19 minutes later, 5 days after the original post[^] [v] #262,064

I thought I had said it here before, but I wasn't sure if either of you had been here that long.

Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 5 days after the original post[^] [v] #262,067

@262,050 (F)
they already have wetwired implants that replace ears for people who are fully deaf

in 5-10 years this kind of thing will be trivial

Anonymous G replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 5 days after the original post[^] [v] #262,070

@262,064 (Unintentional Jackass !LASXURl1b6)
do you enjoy music?

Unintentional Jackass !LASXURl1b6 replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 5 days after the original post[^] [v] #262,071

@262,067 (H)
This is correct. But I don't like to be modified, so I will refuse such technology.

Unintentional Jackass !LASXURl1b6 double-posted this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later, 5 days after the original post[^] [v] #262,072

I do. With my high-power headphones, I am able to hear it with greater clarity than if they were singing to me live. I have more trouble discerning lyrics than others, but I still enjoy it.
@262070 (G)

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