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I hate to be the pessimist that a recent article was lamenting, but this is one of those problems that we might be better off not solving. It would be a much l

I hate to be the pessimist that a recent article was lamenting, but this is one of those problems that we might be better off not solving. It would be a much larger change than say the advent of the internet and smartphones. And just like that change, there will probably be a neat little honeymoon period where the future is bright and everything seems possible. And then all the brainware developers with mortgage payments to worry about will get to work implementing in-brain purchases and mental advertisements and thought mandates, and the last true freedoms and privacy will have been eliminated. (Edited to include that we're probably just the folks to bring about this change)

beauHD 4y ago
Since you mentioned smartphones: Article forgot to mention an Exobrain[0] which is related to externalism. I know for me my digital memories are stored perfectly. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externalism
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y ago
  I've never encountered this before, so I hope you don't mind me asking some questions. 1) What constitutes a "digital memory"? I can imagine images, videos, notes, etc. that you've taken, but I don't know if that's all that you mean. (Google saving your location history is "memory" but maybe not "yours".) 2) What does it mean to you that they're "stored perfectly"? Is that just that they're stored at all or are you suggesting some rigor to their storage security such that they can't be modified easily by someone other than you?