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Why shouldn't people be able to submit themselves to ride on an experimental rocket ship that has known issues and is not expected complete its mission?
by bastawhiz 2y ago
Why shouldn't people be able to submit themselves to ride on an experimental rocket ship that has known issues and is not expected complete its mission?
- voldacar 2y agoIf they're aware of that, I don't see the problem?
- bastawhiz 2y agoIt's not so much allowing people to sign up for it, it's preventing companies from killing and maiming people in the interest of profit. Because that's literally what it is. There's not a big asterisk in our laws next to murder that says "oh, unless they're cool about it".
- Dig1t 2y agoThat is a good question, people should absolutely be allowed to do that if they want to. Sign a consent form, why not?
- bastawhiz 2y agoYou can consent to be murdered but that doesn't make the company murdering you free and clear to murder you.
- johngladtj 2y agoEver heard of euthanasia?
- bastawhiz 2y ago1. Euthanasia is supposed to work and not have a chance of horrifically painful outcomes. 2. Companies don't get to benefit from you being a test subject as a result of you being euthanized. 3. The upside of euthanasia is getting to die. The upside of what's happening here is maybe getting to have a cool gadget for a little while until your brain implant falls out, and then who knows what kind of terrible injury you'll suffer!
- whamlastxmas 2y agoNeuralink and similar tech has substantial life changing implications for its users. It’s not a gimmick
- bastawhiz 2y agoThose life changing implications would be great if the devices didn't kill their hosts or fall out. Being life changing doesn't give Neuralink a pass.
- Dig1t 2y ago>The upside of what's happening here is maybe getting to have a cool gadget for a little while That’s not a good faith statement of the upside of a neural implant. The upside of having a neural implant is that the quality of life for a quadriplegic person is greatly improved for as long as the implant lasts, which is potentially indefinite, if the device works correctly. It’s not a “for fun” project, see the video here for a real demonstration of this man’s life being improved: https://youtu.be/5SrpYZum4Nk?feature=shared https://youtu.be/5SrpYZum4Nk?feature=shared A man who is paralyzed from the neck down being able to use a computer fluently again and do things like play his favorite video games is a huge upside.
- squid_ca 2y agoYou mean “experimental submarine.”
- bastawhiz 2y agoBut the steering wheel is a cool joystick!
- underseacables 2y agoWell, they do, down to the titanic..