Not Rossum's Universal Robots (Isaac Asmov)! In case you don't know, there is a show called Dollhouse whose premise is mind-wiping humans so they can have other personalities imprinted and then lending them to rich clients for various reasons. For instance, they could be lovers (most obvious application), bank robbers, spies, interrogators, or many, many other things. One can sign a contract to become a "doll" and have your mind erased for 5 years. After those 5 years you'll get your original mind back with a lot of money and some changes if necessary. I'd do it in a heartbeat.
No worries for five years? Who wouldn't?!
To become a doll, a nameless, faceless, invisible, childlike being, with no memory, no pain, pure bliss, who can fulfill someone's darkest wishes...sounds great to me.
And it would be a "true, genuine encounter". I would feel something, something real, something good. That would be great.
And I'd be healthy! No binging, no purging, no OVERexercising, no fasting, no restricting, no laxatives, diet pills, or diuretics...I'd have the urge to exercise normally, every day, my health would be monitored, nutrient dense food would be served for every meal, basically, I'd be healthier then ever!
Hell, they wouldn't even have to pay me! Tinker with a few things inside my head and we're even. First of all, get rid of those pesky mental illnesses. Bye, bye eating disorder, self-doubt, self-loathing, depression, social phobia and anxiety. Hello, outgoing, confident 25 year old. Next, erase some painful memories for me. Then, give me some survival skills/adaptive coping mechanisms. I'd like to be able to live in the real world, thanks. Right now, I question my ability to be truly independent. Also, if possible, give me some cool skills, like self-defense or medical knowledge. Oh! an understanding of theoretical physics!!
For the second topic: I recently realized The Dollhouse is like inpatient treatment! Huh?! What?!
Yep, it is true! Think about it! Everyone wants to "be their best" and try to do so by being extremely agreeable (on things other than food, etc) and working out a lot. Their actions had consequences. Some people sign on to treatment voluntarily. Others are coerced and still others are flat out forced. People are looking to escape the real world. They are hiding from something. The other side wants to escape the center. Many would love to erase traumatic memories. People hate themselves; consequently, they may want to be someone else for a while.
They are in a childlike state. Everything is taken care of, all control is taken away. You eat when they say, you go to the bathroom, talk on the phone, go to group, go to therapy when and where they tell you to. And if you're really bad you may just find yourself in restraints or sedated (it may be called the quiet room or the back, I shall now refer to it as the attic). There may be cameras everywhere. After all, you can't be exercising at night, now can you? People hang out in one big room (the millue). There is an onsite doctor who is probably sugary sweet. And you can't miss the handlers aka onsite techs. Dewitt can't be around all the time. In fact, you might never see the head. For me, IP represents safety and order, something I don't have on the outside.
*note* The above depends on where you go for treatment. I have specific places in mind for every aspect I mentioned though.
Do you agree? Is IP like the Dollhouse?
We could all use a ton of money afterward. Alas, instead of them paying us after 5 years, we pay them a lot of money after 5 months.
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