101 to TechnologyEnglish • 12 hours agoCyborg: A Documentary – new film about first upgraded human asks whether we should just because we can.theconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down14
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minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️linkfedilinkEnglish6•7 hours agoI think the term cyborg is reserved for actual replacement parts or implants. Because if you count Hawking using his chair, you’d have to conclude that whatever caveman that first used a tool is the real first cyborg.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•5 hours agowhy not though? i support cyborg caveman theory
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•4 hours agoyep, same here except i think power-source makes a slight difference to the degree of cyborginess. maybe we need a scale. maybe something like: caveman with tools, self-powered ancient person using naturalistic propulsion methods (wind, animals) for vehicles (ships, chariots) etc engine (steam, electric, gas) powered entities (vehicles, factories, aircraft) direct nervous system integration for thought-based control shared consciousness
I think the term cyborg is reserved for actual replacement parts or implants. Because if you count Hawking using his chair, you’d have to conclude that whatever caveman that first used a tool is the real first cyborg.
why not though? i support cyborg caveman theory
yep, same here except i think power-source makes a slight difference to the degree of cyborginess. maybe we need a scale. maybe something like: