Peak capitalism. The Matrix would be proud
“We told people with a debilitating speech condition to get off the government dole and work a fucking job”
They’re just looking forward to employees that physically can’t leave.
Too soon, bro, TOO. SOON!
So now you can’t even be paralyzed in peace
I’m sure that patient is happy to find something to do that adds to the general pool of “things we do”.
I also hope that they also say “fuck this”, retire, and do art full time if its their jam.
New slave market discovered.
So we’re making servitors now?
I mean he did twitch…
Proprietary tech with no existing laws telling the companies they have to keep supporting it, all so I can make a rich person richer? Where do I sign up?
So many cynical comments about him being able to work and capitalism. If I was in his position I would be super happy to be able to contribute to the household income instead of feeling like a burden. Sure being able to work isn’t the only thing to be happy for but carrying your own weight must feel great
I mean he’s a pretty cool guy, he does organizing and strategy work for campaigns of people who fight climate change and he’s a climate activist. He’s obviously been afflicted with a terrible illness, but he’s also got some things going for him, despite his families insistence they don’t have generational wealth he did go to Duke so there’s still a good deal of privilege in this claim.
From all accounts it seems he’s fighting the good fight. So it’s a pretty cool thing that’s happened but it’s definitely gonna eventually open the door to awful things because capitalism is evil.
It’s great technology that helps people in need, but I’m worried that one day, they’ll even dig us out of our graves and put us to work.🥶
How else can the Adeptus Mechanicus enable us to serve the Imperium of Man for all eternity?
I Googled Adeptus Mechanicus and now I’m both impressed and terrified. Just hoping the ‘eternal service’ part stays fictional. 😂
[CAPITALISM INTENSIFIES]
I wonder if he can use slurs.
They can only use slurs that refer to people with their condition, like cr**ple.
Yes there are a lot of dark sides to this but I am still somewhat hopeful for people whose body have betrayed them.
Unfortunately the unmentioned horror of this technology as it currently stands is similar to “Flowers for algernon”. The brain is extremely territorial and doesn’t like weird metallic stuff stuck in it. In response, I believe the astrocytes build encapsulating scar tissue around the probes that eventually deafen them. I have been following this tech since the early stages in the late 90’s and no one seems to have solved that. Truly bitter experience for epilepsy and near terminally depressed patients who have been given some semblance of normallacy only to have it slip away.
A currently insanely expensive probe design has something like a magnet on a mems platform so a less reactive and normally insulating material can be used to “sense” electrical impulses. Sadly it has something brutal like a sub 5% production yield and can be damaged almost anywhere along the journey from a fabrication laboratory to a operating room.
Jesus Christ, the focus on working a job in that title 😞
And suddenly all investors will spend billions to promote this tech.
Matrix, here we come.
