Meta Platforms. X Corp. tell me those aren’t straight from a strangely prescient cyberpunk classic

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    71 year ago

    We’ve got the crazy drugs and body mods coming, don’t you worry. Haven’t you seen the videos of people who make designer prosthetics and robotic hands for themselves?

    Soon somebody’s gonna put roller skates in their feet and then it’s all over. That’s how you’ll know it’s the singularity.

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      11 year ago

      Realistically speaking, we really need to start differenciating between restoring human functions (like artificial eye for the blind) and enhancements augmenting abilities normal human limits (that same eye having x-ray and nightvision).

      Restoring functions, at least, should be treated as universal medicine and healthcare and be available for whoever needs it.

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        11 year ago

        That requires defining normal function which is mega dangerous. Especially as we move away from default humanity.