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Ever heard of euthanasia?

• bastawhiz 2y ago
  1. 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 ago
    Neuralink and similar tech has substantial life changing implications for its users. It’s not a gimmick
    • bastawhiz 2y ago
      Those 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.