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I love the idea of having augmentations and neural implants but the potential social ramifications, which the article gets slightly into, scare the living dayli
by snake_plissken 11y ago
I love the idea of having augmentations and neural implants but the potential social ramifications, which the article gets slightly into, scare the living daylights out of me.
From the Deus Ex alternative universe, year 2022:
Antoine Thisdale, an un-augmented oil rig worker sues for the right to have both of his fully functional natural arms amputated and replaced with cybernetic arms in an effort to compete with mechanically augmented workers in his profession. The Supreme Court rules in his favor, clearing the way for elective augmentation. In response to the ruling, William Taggart creates Humanity Front, a political organization that opposes augmentation.
- Vraxx 11y agoI agree somewhat with you, I think this could easily be a hotbed of controversy moving forward. At the same time though, maybe that era would simply be akin to the early industrial eras when workers unionized and fought for better working rights. I agree that the fallout for this type of advancement could be chaotic, but when has that stopped human progress before? Would it be better if we could avoid the whole disaster and navigate this advancement nimbly and with as little disruption as possible? Sure, but I don't see it as being very likely.
- Qantourisc 11y agoI would not worry about that specific case to hard. If you can make an arm, sure you can make an exoskeleton ?