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Oh no the neural implant project backfired, I must now spread the logs throughout the building an leave a distress message in Latin (feddit.de)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/microblogmemes

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 11 months ago (34 children)

I can imagine for people who are disabled this is super exciting stuff.

[–] flicker 57 points 11 months ago (15 children)

I work with a lot of disabled people and while obviously my sample size isn't large enough to write a paper, the ones capable of understanding consent all think this is a terrible, terrible idea.

[–] stoly 6 points 11 months ago (10 children)

There is actually a strong feeling in much of the deaf/heard of hearing community against cochlear implants because it is "othering" them in the process.

[–] LemmysMum 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Which is stupid because they were "othered" by their physical disability and are being returned to the fold by having that ability restored.

Also it's a minority of deaf egoists who think they're special because they lack normal capacity and turned their disability into their personality, not some strong feeling in much of the community.