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Andrew MacLeod's avatar

I wonder what the first true mind modifying tech that becomes commonplace. Will it be focused on modifying the brain activity, or for connectivity? The Matrix uploads, or glorified internet, ar/vr or something else?

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Ryan Schneider's avatar

Good questions, Andrew. Probably both/all. Read "Amped" by Daniel Wilson for one possible scenario. His novel was the inspiration for this article. Would you get one? Assuming they were guaranteed affordable and safe?

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Andrew MacLeod's avatar

Assuming all those things, including safety, affordability to my financial state, I would have to consider it but only an open source version I could code on myself. I would only trust my own body with code I can read and understand. And I would read all 1 million lines of code before using it.

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Ryan Schneider's avatar

Huh. Interesting points. I’m sure there’d be cracked versions available. Until some folks got together and made a truly open source version.

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Andrew MacLeod's avatar

It is ironic that the cracked and patched versions of them have less ads and have better service, they removed all call home features and made it auto patch after each update, plus it also has all the military, government, and police backdoors closed.

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Ryan Schneider's avatar

Backdoors, indeed. Gives a whole new meaning to Thought Police and Thoughtcrime.

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

...funny read man...i am waiting for when i can get these implants in my butt so that i can real make an a$$ of myself...that said i started a braintok account mainly to play with face filters...iStack has been giving me real miSpace vibes these days...all to say it all these brain tools might just be connected...

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George Grosman's avatar

Man you had me going there for a minute 😨😳

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Ryan Schneider's avatar

Um, sorry and thanks? Thanks and sorry?

The notion of believability did, er, cross my mind while writing it. 😉

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Ryan Schneider's avatar

Yeah, there's no telling what this tech will allow us to do lol.

Thanks for reading.

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