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alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 years ago

Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

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alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 years ago
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These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget... inside their bodies.
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    There should be a right to repair technology that is literally in your body.

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      luckily, there is movement toward broadening right-to-repair laws–Colorado recently passed right-to-repair for wheelchairs, for example–so i’m cautiously optimistic

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        They passed a law for farmers as well.

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    I remember a comment on Reddit years ago (which i fail to find right now) describing all the cons of hypothetical tech implants, seeing this IRL is decidedly odd and not unexpected…

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