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The idea of something like a Right of Neural Sovereignty comes to mind, which brings up issues with advertising. Physical assault is illegal in the modern legal
by olewhalehunter 9y ago
The idea of something like a Right of Neural Sovereignty comes to mind, which brings up issues with advertising. Physical assault is illegal in the modern legal system, so why not ban assault on the visual cortex? Advertising is designed to trigger neurological responses in the brain that we may otherwise not want, damaging peoples sense of self image or unconsciously encouraging them to act against their own interest, so why on earth should it be legal to plant these triggers at random throughout our lives if they can do just as much damage as physical assault?
- th-ai 9y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cidade_Limpa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cidade_Limpa (Portuguese for clean city law) is a law of the city of São Paulo, Brazil promulgated in 2006 that prohibits advertising such as that of outdoor posters. 15,000 billboards were taken down.
- olewhalehunter 9y agoThat's great, but why shouldn't this be extended to computer displays? If we're going to acknowledge determinism, and that people's behaviors can be steered by triggers and feedback cycled through both ads and browsing activity orchestrated in tandem, why should this form of assault be legal if it has the same effect as intrusively injecting neurotransmitters into a victims brain physically? The sophistication and effectiveness of these techniques are only going to get more and more dystopian.