That is some techno-optimism right there! > A billionaire going blind would get the brain mapped at a resolution we can only dream of. I am wondering, being b

That is some techno-optimism right there! > A billionaire going blind would get the brain mapped at a resolution we can only dream of. I am wondering, being blind myself, what is it exactly that you are hinting at? I am assuming something in the direction of neuralink? I am asking because I really can not relate to your optimism. Tech is great for assistive technologies like talking phones or image to text LLMs and so on. But when people start to suggest all I need is the right implant to "compensate" for my disability, I frankly start to freak out and realize whatever they are thinking is not resonating with me in any way. Is your techno-optimism, in 2023, really that great that you'd want some tech to fuck with your brain? Also, what many people don't realize is that people with sensory disabilities literally grow used to their "new" way of perceiving the world. Most of the interventions people seem to hold in high esteem kind of assume the disability hasn't been going on for a while. For instance, me being blind for 35 years also means that even if I would gain a visual sense through some tech, I'd still have to invest years to make some basic use of it. Imagine, I'd have to learn to read, basically like a preschooler. Its not that easy to "gift" sight to the blind, not even with the most fancy optimistic tech we have in a forseeable future.