• blue_zephyr@lemmy.world
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    A brain implant could be a solution for people with brain damage or born deficits that help them regain lost abilities.

    I would never have one implanted as a luxury gadget though.

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      I might get an implant from a responsible company

      Musk is a lot of things, he is a liar scammer, an outright asshole, an incompetent idiot… but he’s never been responsible.

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        What’s a “responsible company”? Any public company could become irresponsible overnight if and when the shareholders demand it.

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          For one, probably a company without public shareholders. For two, a company that runs under very strict government rules

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        I don’t trust some billionaire with a direct interface into my neural abilities. I know Musk had no problems using his satilites to sabotage Ukraine’s army to appease Putin.

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          True, but if/once it gets mainstream and has matured enough, and proper regulations are in place, I bet it can be a nifty tool.

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            Unless you live in a place where the richest buy their own regulations. Then it’s just a race to get the most victims as cheaply as possible for whoever holds the monopoly.