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On one hand, yea I don’t want brain damage. On the other hand, if it means I can move robotic limbs after being paralyzed, maybe it’s still worth it?

Like the idea of having neural interfaces that don’t penetrate the brain is obviously great, but if that tech doesn’t come for another 50 years, what are the current people going to do instead?

I’m not on the waiting list for Neuralink, but if I’m gonna be honest, the hate for it is over amplified.

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NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

if it means I can move robotic limbs after being paralyzed, maybe it’s still worth it?

I don’t mind the progress in science and technology.

I don’t mind sacrificing some animals for that goal.

The really terrible thought is that Elon is allowed to decide these things.

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- OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Is it terrible that Elon can decide these things? Because no one else is as close to succeeding, and Elon’s not forcing me to do it
  
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  - NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Yes. He is famous for childish & narcissistic & choleric behaviour and nobody should trust him with any serious stuff.
    
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    OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Ok but you haven’t addressed the point that no one else is as close to doing it…
    
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assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I don’t think the concept is bad. I take a medicine that may give me cognition problems when I’m very old, but it’s remarkably effective for me right now and provides a significant quality of life improvement. So, I’ve chosen to stay on it.

That’s different I think though from Neuralink as it is today. There need to be stringent safety measures in place and controls on testing. We’ve come a long way on neurology, but we still have a lot we don’t understand.

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