Anyone putting corporate technology into their bodies is just asking to get Black Mirror’ed. I always thought it would be cool to have my body replaced by a sick robot, but I know I’ll never be rich enough to afford the cool one. I’ll just be in the Hyundai Bodi or whatever.
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jimerson@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’d love to see a future where Starfish has paved the way for less invasive methods of treating various neuro and psychological disorders.
What we’ll likely get is some new type of porn thing.
EvilFonzy@lemmy.world 10 months ago
woelkchen@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Anyone putting corporate technology into their bodies is just asking to get Black Mirror’ed.
Pace makers aren’t made my anticapitalist cooperatives, you know.
themoken@startrek.website 10 months ago
Pace makers keep you from dying so they’re sort of on a different level of need. Also, if corps did planned obsolescence on one, you’re probably not around to buy another.
If they were invented today, they would definitely have a predatory subscription model for “monitoring” your heart, or require occasional maintenance at cost to the end user.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 10 months ago
Didn’t someone relatively recently have a prosthetic that needed a new battery that wasn’t produced anymore?
EvilFonzy@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Very true and I should have been more specific.
firadin@lemmy.world 10 months ago
spectrum.ieee.org/bionic-eye-obsolete