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How do you feel about not having THE sense that defines your whole life? This is a matter of personal choice and weighing risks vs your life as it is. Nobody i

How do you feel about not having THE sense that defines your whole life? This is a matter of personal choice and weighing risks vs your life as it is. Nobody is forcing anybody to have the chip - my question was about the reasons behind not taking it for someone who is blind, as a matter of curiosity. It is obvious that everyone will react differently. As I mentioned, my wife went for that and it was quite a ride initially. You do not want to be on the witnessing side of such treatments but I respect her choice despite the risks.

542354234235 1y ago
My brain defines my whole life. Risking damaging the thing that defines everything I love, hate, have interest in, or remember is a pretty high bar. Blind people live pretty rich, full, independent lives, even if they have to forgo many things the sighted enjoy. I don't know if I would say the same for the severely brain damaged.
jibal 1y ago
Vision is not the sense that defines the whole life of a blind person.
- BrandoElFollito 1y ago
  Of course, this is why I gave the counterexample of the case where it would be.
  - jibal 1y ago
    Of course your statement is false? Strange.
    - BrandoElFollito 1y ago
      @crote wrote > How do you feel about being blind and paralyzed? To what I replied > How do you feel about not having THE sense that defines your whole life? → this meant "how would you fel if you lost THE sense that defines your life, such as loding your sight when you are an artist" (for example). The idea is that what is a disaster depends on people (this is what I meant in This is a matter of personal choice and weighing risks vs your life as it is.). In other words - losing a sense can be so devastating that you can risk much more for the (large, tiny, incalculable?) risjk of losing even more. Everyone is free to decide. Hope this is more clear now

542354234235 1y ago

My brain defines my whole life. Risking damaging the thing that defines everything I love, hate, have interest in, or remember is a pretty high bar. Blind people live pretty rich, full, independent lives, even if they have to forgo many things the sighted enjoy. I don't know if I would say the same for the severely brain damaged.

jibal 1y ago

Vision is not the sense that defines the whole life of a blind person.

BrandoElFollito 1y ago
Of course, this is why I gave the counterexample of the case where it would be.
- jibal 1y ago
  Of course your statement is false? Strange.
  - BrandoElFollito 1y ago
    @crote wrote > How do you feel about being blind and paralyzed? To what I replied > How do you feel about not having THE sense that defines your whole life? → this meant "how would you fel if you lost THE sense that defines your life, such as loding your sight when you are an artist" (for example). The idea is that what is a disaster depends on people (this is what I meant in This is a matter of personal choice and weighing risks vs your life as it is.). In other words - losing a sense can be so devastating that you can risk much more for the (large, tiny, incalculable?) risjk of losing even more. Everyone is free to decide. Hope this is more clear now