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[–] pigup@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] salient_one@lemmy.villa-straylight.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

This is bad news, right?

Also FDA is wasting time on this rubbish, I hope someone will be held accountable.

[–] Eylrid@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Like a lot of things there's nuance. Musk's claims about computer brain singularity are overblown and hyperbolic, but the technology does have a lot of potential to help people with serious brain conditions.

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[–] lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Came across the concept of Transhumanism a number of years ago in an English class on futuristic literature. Charles Stross's Accelerando was the main text. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism

[–] skymtf@pricefield.org 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You have been banned for hate speech reason "@libsoftiktok YOU ARE A HORRIBLE PERSON AND NEED TO DIE, YOU LAUGH AT QUEER PEOPLE DYING" Self termination in 3, 2, 1!

[–] greybeard@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Considering the person spearheading this, it seems like the opposite might be the result.

[–] skymtf@pricefield.org 2 points 2 years ago

Ive gotten suspended for calling out libs of tiktok before, keep in mind libs of tiktok has laughed at the deaths of queer people

[–] Thedogspaw@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

Now this really would be cancel culture going too far🤣

[–] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago
[–] Redderthanmisty@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago

They won't even need to stream ads into your brain, because if the whole point is to influence your mind on stuff, well they'll have root access to do so without you realising anyway.

[–] platysalty@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

In my teens I thought I'd be like the Major or Batou in the cyberpunk future.

Nope, Togusa. CYBER BRAIN BAD

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