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Mello Kitty
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Blind or Deaf?
#14158971 - 03/21/11 12:04 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Sight or Sound? Which would you rather Lose?
Not sure if this Poll has been done before. but if so i will explain i have Macular Dystrophy, eventually the lights will go out on me. i knew this may happen since i was little, its been in my family history but is confirmed with the slow gradual degeneration of my vision
as it stands, i can still see, it is little faded i can see color just very dull, i think i see it different than others i dont see many brights anymore except pink which is why im in love with it my right eye is far worse than my left and i am ultra/uv sensitive which is why i always wear sunglasses, and require glasses its also why i use a 52" Sony Bravia HD tv for my Computer Monitor
this is something i dont think i have fully admitted here until now. i dont like to talk about it becus i get all grossed out and hypochondria like i will feel my eyes drying up into blindness inside my skull as we speak i will close my eyelids and hold them closed but then open them right away becus when i see the darkness, its just a reminder of whats to come.
i have gotten used to the idea, but can you really? i cant lie and say it doesnt add to my depression subconsciously.. some of you may stare through faded vision as well and as i stare at this screen through my faded vision i close my eyes as Bjork sings to me and i dont think i could ever live without my Hearing
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I'd rather be deaf than blind. I love computers, electronics, working on cars, just pretty much working with my hands way too much to not be able to see anymore. Plus I like to be able to drive, thats pretty nice too.
Besides, noises bother me sometimes.
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Mello Kitty
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i have always been interested in the results of this poll
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Deaf hands down. I have a ringing in my ears and it drives me insane anyways.
Everything I love requires me to see. I feel bad for saying that because you really are going blind. 
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Definitely deaf. Yeah I wont enjoy music but so what. Its a lot better than not being able to see Vision is terribly amazing. So amazing that I dedicated a threadto it
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: Kada]
#14159038 - 03/21/11 12:21 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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thats ok i want honest opinions and reasons hopefully it holds off til my later 40's
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What a tough question. Either way, a lot is lost, in terms of the senses. I would rather go deaf, because I have no idea how I'd find my way around if I was blind. I don't know how blind people do it, but I commend them. It must be very tough not to be able to see anything.
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As much as i love music, i think i'd rather be deaf. Vision is my dominant sense and being able to visualize stuff. Even if i was blind tho i'd deal with what i have. It would certainly be a trip having to adjust life and conscious experience to such an extent, i suppose that goes for any sense tho.
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I'd much rather be deaf...at least i would be able to learn sign language and to read lips...the loss of sight would be much more problematic IMO.
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I'd rather be blind any day.
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Blind people can still see color on psychedelics
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definitely rather be blind. can you imagine never hearing a human voice again? never hearing anything again?
they've done a lot of studies on blind and deaf people and deaf people have way higher rates of depression.
i mean...never hearing music again? fuck that.
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i'd rather be blind. so i can develop all my other senses to near superhuman levels. then learn how to see in sonar like a bat.
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ellenallien said: Blind people can still see color on psychedelics
Not if they are blind from birth.
I chose deaf for sure. Ignorance is bliss, and I wouldn't know what I was missing with this whole music thing.
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Losing my eyes... I can't imagine. I'd commit suicide (but I couldn't find the damm gun)
Deaf on the otehr hand...
Well now that I think about it, hearing is the most underestimated sense IMO. Sounds are everywhere but we kind zone it out.. we hear but never listen.
Im pretty sure going from hearing to deaf is as tragic as going blind
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: Patlal]
#14159469 - 03/21/11 02:05 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I'd personally much rather be deaf. You'd still be able to see all of the beautiful things in the world (maybe even pay more attention), see your lover, see your food while you're eating, be able to do any kind of arts and crafts, read, and many other things.
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blind. music is everything to me
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: Envix]
#14159489 - 03/21/11 02:10 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I always thought I'd prefer to be deaf but now I'm thinking blind.
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Either deaf or blind it doesn't really matter, I don't think I can really enjoy life that much if I lose a sense (or a limb) . I put too much thought in what would I do and I think anesthesia.
Pretty weak but meh
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: Beanhead]
#14159508 - 03/21/11 02:15 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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deaf for sure.
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: Leanin] 1
#14159517 - 03/21/11 02:17 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Fucking STAL.
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: thoughts]
#14159537 - 03/21/11 02:22 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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never assume that because a man has no eyes, he cannot see

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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: Envix]
#14159542 - 03/21/11 02:23 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Epic movie
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: thoughts]
#14159545 - 03/21/11 02:25 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: Envix]
#14159548 - 03/21/11 02:25 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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if either happened to me , i'd become a buddhist monk... white people can be monks right?
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: zergroz]
#14159563 - 03/21/11 02:30 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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No. Don't even think about touching watermelon either.
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Quote:
StaleShrooms said: definitely rather be blind. can you imagine never hearing a human voice again? never hearing anything again?
they've done a lot of studies on blind and deaf people and deaf people have way higher rates of depression.
i mean...never hearing music again? fuck that.
I have heard that before. Deafness can cause isolation. Even if you can read lips or read sign language, how will you ever really have a group conversation or even talk to someone that is not standing in your line of sight.
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: 4runner]
#14159795 - 03/21/11 03:06 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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being deaf gives you ALOT more of a fighting chance. you can still do many jobs. i dont understand people choosing blindness, you couldnt do SHIT.
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: Leanin]
#14159961 - 03/21/11 03:38 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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welfare baby, get reduced rent and spend all money on drugs
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: zergroz]
#14160028 - 03/21/11 03:54 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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being blind would suck!!!
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: P-O]
#14160075 - 03/21/11 04:05 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I won't, WE won't accept this, ellen. YOU WILL DEFEAT THIS.
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ellen, I'm not sure what kind of macular degeneration you have, but several new drugs have come out in the past 10-15 years that show promising results. Have you ever heard of verteporfin? Depending on which kind of MD you have, it might help you out.
I would say deaf for sure. I would hate not being able to drive or read or use a computer. Sure there are ways to read and use a computer when blind, but I just don't think it would be the same. I don't listen to that much music these days anyway. Maybe that means I'm depressed, I always used to listen to music.
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: Gumby]
#14160250 - 03/21/11 04:40 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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blind.
because if i lost my hearing, i'd be forced to "hear" my thoughts 
and music.
although loosing my sight means no more porn, so i'd have to have a good memory for that.
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: Salomon]
#14160334 - 03/21/11 04:58 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Deaf for sure. As much as I love dancing hardcore to electronic music, I love sitting out in nature and seeing everything beautiful around me... plus.. I could totally post on the shroomery all day long for conversation 
If I was blind I couldn't go for hikes, drive a car, play games.. get on the internet
Would have to find a girlfriend who knows sign language though 
It would just suck regardless though if you lost one or the other though... both are invaluable senses that quite literally make us who we are.
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: Uzziel]
#14160446 - 03/21/11 05:20 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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my eyesight is shit anyway. i would hate not being able to see. but not as much as i would hate not being able to hear thangs
i hear more thangs throughout the day than i see thangs, sooooo yeah 
and most of the stuff i can see anyway i'm not even paying attention to because all my focus is on whatever music is playing most of the time
i'd trade my shitty eyesight for super-human hearing ability anyway
i don't even wear glasses. seeing is overrated
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: Uzziel]
#14160450 - 03/21/11 05:21 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Quote:
Uzziel said: Deaf for sure. As much as I love dancing hardcore to electronic music, I love sitting out in nature and seeing everything beautiful around me... plus.. I could totally post on the shroomery all day long for conversation 
If I was blind I couldn't go for hikes, drive a car, play games.. get on the internet
Would have to find a girlfriend who knows sign language though 
It would just suck regardless though if you lost one or the other though... both are invaluable senses that quite literally make us who we are.
I take my words back, i'll choose for deaf
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: Beanhead]
#14160468 - 03/21/11 05:24 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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a sense i would willingly give up -my sense of touch!
that's a stupid sense anyway. all it does is prevent u from killing urself.
who likes being too hot/too cold/ being in pain??
without touch sense it would be like hovering everywhere all the time as a brain in a vat.. awesome!
just like dxm
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: Envix]
#14160486 - 03/21/11 05:30 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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You'll hurt yourself severly and suddenly drop dead before you know it :P
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: Envix]
#14160491 - 03/21/11 05:31 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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you could never jack it again
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: Salomon]
#14160501 - 03/21/11 05:33 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Id rather be blind. Music is my life. I literally listen to music about 98% of the time im breathing. And i'm a musician. There have been many great blind musicians.
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Blind. Life without music wouldn't be worth living in my opinion.
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I'm already deaf in one ear so that's the direction I would continue to go in if I had to choose.
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: muistrue]
#14161337 - 03/21/11 08:28 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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i honestly didnt think deaf would beat out blind that much in the Polls
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: biff]
#14162081 - 03/21/11 10:58 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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biff said: Blind. Life without music wouldn't be worth living in my opinion.

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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: biff]
#14163235 - 03/22/11 05:57 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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biff said: Blind. Life without music wouldn't be worth living in my opinion.
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: biff]
#14163392 - 03/22/11 07:30 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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That sucks ellen 
Such a hard choice. I chose deaf but life with out sound would hurt just as bad as life without sight. I am very talk-a-tive and conversing would be extremly hard without sound. Then again, functioning day to day and doing normal tasks would be near impossible without sight..
I think the easiest to live with out would be smell. Just tell your eyes to buck up. Maybe when your vision goes you will be able to get x-ray laser eyes. That would be fucking bad ass.
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: mrckb]
#14164186 - 03/22/11 11:49 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I think i'd rather be deaf
I can't imagine never listening to music again, or never hearing another human-beings voice.
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Honestly can't choose
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Quote:
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Quote:
ellenallien said:
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propensity said: Honestly can't choose
i dont have a choice either 
How long do you have before you lose your sight?
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: biff]
#14165747 - 03/22/11 04:58 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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im not sure it can rapidly degenerate or speed up radomly as i age worst case senario late 30's, best case 50's / late 40's i wont be able to see the shr00mery  for computers i think there is a type of voice recognition software for typing i would have to go video or microphone, but i can be quite shy 
since its mainly retina, i mite still b able to see light in my peripheral i am told the vision fades out white, not into darkness
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rather be deaf. if you can see you can still go out and do your shopping. Drive a car and go out in town. hell you can even still have a conversation with people if you can read lips. try doing that whilst blind.
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Re: Blind or Deaf? [Re: virus1824]
#14174121 - 03/24/11 04:09 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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if you can see you can still go out and do your shopping. Drive a car and go out in town.
psh, that doesn't even factor in to a fraction of a percent of what life is all about...
i'd rather be blind, stay home and collect my check, puff dimes, and listen to music all damned day
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