Ghost in the Shell

[GodspreadThin]

As I recall, the Major was cyborized when she was a child.  Do you think that this was beneficial or not?

[DRC]

Not being able to physically go through puberty means the brain doesn't develop in certain ways that it should. Motoko turned out to be the serious and stern woman that she is because she had to undergo constant body and braincase swaps to adjust to the growth of her own brain and not be able to actually undergo puberty. Some of her emotions ended up being repressed.

It's quite normal for children to recieve a cyberization augment fairly early in thier life though (between 7 to 10.) Not being cyberized in the GITS world actually puts you at a severe educational and social disadvantage. It would be the equivalent of being Re****ed right now: You would require special education processes and have to learn slower simply because you can't keep up. This is actually one of the issues brought up in the Real Drive anime series, which takes place in the same universe.

[RPD]

so it's six of one half-dozen of the other, then...

[DRC]

wut?

[GodspreadThin]

That makes sense, though it makes me wonder how it affects one's sexuality. Motoko herself has been shown to be bisexual. Maybe that's common for cyborgs.

[DRC]

It's possible, but I doubt it.

[westpark]

Prob. helped make her tough later in life.

[AleXNYRanger]

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DRC wrote:

Not being able to physically go through puberty means the brain doesn't develop in certain ways that it should. Motoko turned out to be the serious and stern woman that she is because she had to undergo constant body and braincase swaps to adjust to the growth of her own brain and not be able to actually undergo puberty. Some of her emotions ended up being repressed.

It's quite normal for children to recieve a cyberization augment fairly early in thier life though (between 7 to 10.) Not being cyberized in the GITS world actually puts you at a severe educational and social disadvantage. It would be the equivalent of being Re****ed right now: You would require special education processes and have to learn slower simply because you can't keep up. This is actually one of the issues brought up in the Real Drive anime series, which takes place in the same universe.

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That isa good point

[Jingai]

As a practical point, you can only be effectively cyborized after you have learned motor control skills as an infant. Without that you would be
unable to form the necessary thought patterns to move a prosthetic body.

[GodspreadThin]

Yeah, as do I. I forgot that I made this thread.

[GodspreadThin]

Perhaps, though that may just be in her nature. I never thought that the prosthetics defined the Major.

[GodspreadThin]

Good point, and besides, why would a baby need to be that strong?