• @Waker
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    1 year ago

    What is bio hacking?

    I think the mods on this community should implement a rule or maybe a suggestion that people expand on the topic. I’m saying this because it does seem like a topic that would interest me, but without context and having no previous knowledge of it, I’ll just move on to the next post.

    • @[email protected]
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      1 year ago

      My understanding is people who make hardware upgrades to their body:

      • ametur surgery to add a magnet to your index finger
      • taking eye enzymes from cave fish and injecting it into a friends eye rk get short term super night vision
      • attaching two prosthetic legs that makes you run faster and longer
      • open source hardware and software for an artificial pancreas

      Stuff like that

      • @Waker
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        41 year ago

        That’s insanely cool… And equally scary haha

        Thanks for explaining it to me though!

        • @trashgirlfriend
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          11 year ago

          I heard of people putting small metal ball bearings under their skin, that sounds extremely dumb and unpleasant tho

      • @[email protected]
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        11 year ago

        Isnt it also stuff lime taking supplements and steroids. From what I’ve seen there is almost no reason not to take testosterone and become enhanced.

        • @[email protected]
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          41 year ago

          Testosterone is a hormone. Excess testosterone causes heart issues. (I am not familiar all with current steroids). Injecting crap into eyes can easily cause damage. Ametur surgery has a lot of scarring. Deaths from feedback loops of a diabetic coma with artificial kidneys happen. There is a lot of risk with “bio hacking” and a lot of “supplements” are either dangerous or snake oil

          • @[email protected]
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            11 year ago

            You can stay unenhanced if you want but some people are happy to be labrats and risk their health

            • @randomdeadguy
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              11 year ago

              You can stay uneducated if you want but some people are happy to be mediocre and live long lives with their families

              • @[email protected]
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                11 year ago

                Such a dumb comment. No one is forcing this on you. You came into a discussion about biohacking to complain that you don’t like it.

        • @trashgirlfriend
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          21 year ago

          tfw the gynaecomastia from taking too much T hits