• @Sanctus
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    181 year ago

    So are these thousands of people disabled? Because that would be the silver lining. I dont think the trials will go well, but I mean thats how desperate these people are. And at least the tech is being worked in some form. But the siccest shit comes out of the worst assholes.

    • @glimse
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      211 year ago

      I’d imagine most of the people signing up haven’t actually looked into it and are envisioning Matrix shit or something. Like the thousands of people who signed up for Mars One

      • @[email protected]
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        51 year ago

        Matrix shit? Like being forced to be a drone in a monotonous VR world while their bodies are harvested for energy until they fail? Doesn’t really seem like an aspirational situation but I guess there must be a few Cyphers out there …

        • @glimse
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          21 year ago

          I meant like downloading kung fu knowledge to your brain

        • @[email protected]
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          11 year ago

          If they’re thinking at all… it’s likely less drone, more “leather trench coat, sleek sunglasses, uzis, katanas, and bullet time”

    • @PrinceWith999Enemies
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      151 year ago

      No. This kind of thing is being worked on by legitimate academic neuroscientists at places like Stanford. They abide by a code of medical and scientific ethics. That’s where this kind of thing is going to come from.

      They’re not going to come from some guy who killed a $44B company by making the stupidest move possible at every decision branch.