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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Musk can go first. Maybe it'll help him save Twitter. Or he goes into the nuthouse. Either way, it would be a win.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

FDA should regulate me being able to run Linux on it so I can tile on dwm with my MIND

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[–] JohnBoBon 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Despite Elon being insane, the idea of brain-computer interfaces could be really great. I'm thinking of people with disabilities or debilitating injuries. This could enable prosthetics with full dexterity that you can control. It could be life changing for some people.

I don't know if that is the first thing Elon is aiming for, but any breakthroughs in the technology that could lead to it becoming a legitimate option to improve people's lives, I think would be a good thing.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

This could enable prosthetics with full dexterity that you can control. It could be life changing for some people.

This has already enabled corporations to force people to go under surgery to remove senses or limbs that had already been restored. With this technology, your body autonomy is now live service.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Based on how many monkeys Elon has killed, I'm not sure he'll have too many volunteers.

[–] cogitoprinciple 10 points 1 year ago

Orwell tried to warn us. Apparently that wasn't enough. The implications of the neurolink, a chip in our brains, seems like a bad idea. The meme is on point. Constant ads, which are out of ones control, might drive people to madness. Imagine having no space to think?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I won't get a brain chip unless there's laws passed banning using them for advertising or for data collection, but knowing our current government those two things will end up being mandatory

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

And then the next government just reverses that law. Doesn't sound fun.

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[–] Cheap_Ebb_2999 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

No, imagine if EA buys it...

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Well... the brain chip experience for Deus Ex wasn't exactly fantastic. Seems reasonably on point.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He just took control of "his" starlinks to shut off Ukraine, anyone who doesn't think he'll do something similar with these is oblivious.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Behold the Rise of the Cybermen! Elon Musk is the John Lumic of our world. Humanity will be upgraded! https://piped.video/watch?v=TQs3gVobcfg

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[–] MiddleWeigh 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I'd never opt for it unless i couldnt function without it, and I sure don't wanna live forever in a computer, or at all. The potential for abuse is astronomical. Let's hope we have fought for a massive shift in consciousness before this comes to full fruition, right?

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[–] bappity 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Probably very safe. Though the tech is interesting, that the company is owned by such a person does not instill confidence about its future uses.

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