I'm guessing it's a bit easier if you start as a kid. It's just what life is like to some degree. Still, can you imagine how much FOMO you would have, literally confined to a barrel? Puberty must have been extra weird for him.

[–] Drusas@kbin.run 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Puberty must have been extra weird for him.

He was paralyzed from the neck down. Puberty was probably mostly a squeaky voice and inconvenient growth spurt.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I mean, to be direct about it, desire comes from the brain. The poor dude just didn't have a body to then be horny with. Also, genitals operate on a slightly different circuit, so they often can remain functional even if voluntary things have been knocked out.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Agreed on it probably being easier if it's something you're used to and not actively in pain.

Not everyone gets a lot of FOMO, so I could imagine that might also not be much, though.

I mean, maybe you just mean frustration/sadness that he can't do as much as other people, or to do specific things he wants to do. And I could imagine that could be just incredibly tough. Like all sorts of people with severe, debilitating conditions. But FOMO is kinda a different (more childish) thing than that.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah, maybe that's not the right word.