Do people go to the holodecks to have sex
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You remember that device Spock used in The Final Frontier to replicate a marshmallow? Well, perhaps if all the holodecks are occupied and you're a male human one of those things set to the 'fleshlight' setting would suffice.
You know, if you're in a hurry. And you remember to clean it before replicating anymore marshmallows
You know, if you're in a hurry. And you remember to clean it before replicating anymore marshmallows
If holofood has taste, and I would guess it does, it may still have some physical effects that won't simply reverse as it disappears, such as triggering cephalic phase insulin secretion and neurohormonal amplifying pathway insulin secretion.
Humans and all creatures are sexual beings with needs. If there's an easy way to satisfy these needs, why not? I would...
It would be the place to go if one simply wants sex and not a full-blown relationship. Sure, perhaps there would be fellow crewmembers who might also want a single night or a FWB, but perhaps some don't want other members of the crew to know what they get up to sexually, as people do tend to talk. This would be especially so for those who like a lot of variety in their sex lives and aren't geared for monogamy.
I don't think anyone would attach any shame to using holodecks for sexual purposes, as I don't imagine 24th century people will be dragging around 21st century hangups about sex, any more than we display 19th century attitudes about it.
I don't think anyone would attach any shame to using holodecks for sexual purposes, as I don't imagine 24th century people will be dragging around 21st century hangups about sex, any more than we display 19th century attitudes about it.
This would be the focus group I'd want to be a part of.
Doesn't the technical manual say the holodeck uses a combination of force fields, holograms, and replicators to achieve such a realistic effect? It's not much of a stretch to think the holodeck replicates real food or other real world objects when the scenario calls for it. And there is good evidence to say this is the case. Picard got hit by a snowball that flew out of the holodeck in a first season episode of TNG.
Food is obviously genuine (replicated) food, so crew members can enjoy a real meal in the exotic setting of their choice. just like any object or furniture that needs to be touched is a real, solid, replicated item.
As for post-coital cleanup, I assume the holodeck can be set to disintegrate any mess left behind and absorb it into the source matter reserves. Which of course means that someone's next meal contains molecules from...
As for post-coital cleanup, I assume the holodeck can be set to disintegrate any mess left behind and absorb it into the source matter reserves. Which of course means that someone's next meal contains molecules from...
This has me wondering, on Voyager where the crew is limited to replicator rations, did that take into account food they ate in the holodeck, or was that a convenient loophole around using rations. Is this the real reason Tom Paris wanted to recreate that French tavern he was so fond of?
It is actually a good source of protein. So I've heard...As for post-coital cleanup, I assume the holodeck can be set to disintegrate any mess left behind and absorb it into the source matter reserves. Which of course means that someone's next meal contains molecules from...
That's what I figure.
Hmmm...I hesitate to ask, but has anyone run across a reference to the Holodeck having an anatomical "Enhancement" setting?
...Oh, no...nonononono...not for me me, I got a buddy down in Stellar Cartography got a problem with his...well, his "apparatus". Seems it came in a little shy of "specs".
...Oh, no...nonononono...not for me me, I got a buddy down in Stellar Cartography got a problem with his...well, his "apparatus". Seems it came in a little shy of "specs".
Of course they do.
Holographic food is probably actually replicated.
Holographic food is probably actually replicated.
It gets even weirder and more ethically disturbing. How many times in Star Trek have Holograms become sentient? I can count three from three different shows just off the top of my head. Moriarty. The Doctor, and Vic Fontaine. Now extend that thought out to Barkley's Holo Hookers of his fellow crewmates. Or Geordie's infatuation with his Lea Brahm's hologram? They are creating holo sex replicas of real people, who have the possibility of independent sentience. Then using them for sexual gratification. So yeah Star Trek is all about keeping the crew amused with digital sex slaves. Which disturbingly probably ranked very very highly on Gene Roddenberry's list of "things needed in a future Utopia! 1. No Money! 2. Never Aging Sex Slaves For All! 3. Poorly Paid Illegal Alien to clean up afterwards!"
Food is obviously genuine (replicated) food, so crew members can enjoy a real meal in the exotic setting of their choice. just like any object or furniture that needs to be touched is a real, solid, replicated item.
As for post-coital cleanup, I assume the holodeck can be set to disintegrate any mess left behind and absorb it into the source matter reserves. Which of course means that someone's next meal contains molecules from...
As opposed to molecules you consume now that used to be all kinds of stuff and probably literally shit?
Of course people go to the holodeck to have sex. That's probably what inspired its invention in the first place! (Similiar to the real reason VHS won the format war over Beta: Porn.)
The only question I'd have is, are users allowed to simulate other, real people without that person's knowledge or consent. (Barclay managed it in "Hollow Pursuits" but that may be because he's a Starfleet officer and probably knows how to get around any constraints.)
I mean, if somebody was using you as a sex toy in a holodeck program, you'd want to know about it, right? It'd sure creep me way the hell out.
Oh, as for food: Holodeck food is most definitely replicated. It's not holographic food. Why would it have to work any other way? Holodecks can actually replicate things, it's not all holograms.
The only question I'd have is, are users allowed to simulate other, real people without that person's knowledge or consent. (Barclay managed it in "Hollow Pursuits" but that may be because he's a Starfleet officer and probably knows how to get around any constraints.)
I mean, if somebody was using you as a sex toy in a holodeck program, you'd want to know about it, right? It'd sure creep me way the hell out.
Oh, as for food: Holodeck food is most definitely replicated. It's not holographic food. Why would it have to work any other way? Holodecks can actually replicate things, it's not all holograms.
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