No, I don’t think I will
Another tech headline, another thing that would have sounded pretty cool 20-30 years ago but today sounds like an absolute nightmare to stay FAR away from. And this one more than most!
I won’t even get contact lenses, I ain’t letting them putting a chip in my brain.
Can’t wait for adverts for the ass blaster 9000® to be beamed directly into my frontal lobe without my consent.
Just like we all ran out and bought 3D TVs. Right? And Meta smart glasses. Any day now!
“You’ll eventually give in” Tells you everything you need to know about the power of large tech companies in the US .
We have the money and the power to force this technology in to the mainstream. Tech companies know that Congress is way too old, way too corrupt, and way too slow to really do anything about regulating stuff like this in a reasonable time frame. They have no real barriers and the heads of these companies don’t give a shit about the user as long as they pay their monthly subscription.
These people need to be stopped. Seriously.
I’ve been evangelising for smart glasses for years. But even if they get the functionality I’ve been hoping for I’m still not going to get them, because i don’t want every woman i meet to think I’m secretly recording her tits
There’s no way I’m letting Elon musk do brain surgery on me to harvest my thoughts
People forget about the other genders when it comes to the issues with smart glasses. And kids. Where is the “for the safety of our children” mob, when we need one?
Where is the “for the safety of our children” mob, when we need one?
Busy being weaponized against minorities again
What functionality are you looking for? Most I can think of is gimmicky at best.
Would be interested even in gimmicky use cases.
Oh, plenty of what i want is gimmicky. GIVE ME A HUD!
But i can think of things like overlaying arrows on the environment when getting walking directions, setting reminders by seeing things/people, being able to fully view 3d objects when doing things like identifying something (say a flower you’ve seen) by image
Yeah this usual stuff would be nice but the trade off with privacy and surveillance is not worth the risk IMO. :(
I want a health bar.
Yeah, as i say - i love the idea. The practical reality, at least so far, is shit. And i don’t see any way for it to get better rather than worse
My hard of hearing ass wants subtitles
It’s not like we don’t know the playbook already.
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-recaptcha-play-services-requirement-3664806/
Now you know brain implants will be used as an authentication system, to protect the children, prevent spam, and maybe they’ll manage to add something about terrorism in the justification.
And your employment history, financial status, known associates, voter record, you get the idea.
Let me put a chip in my brain that will run software developed by the lowest paid intern using claude 7. I dont trust big corp to update my phone and car, there is zero chance i trust them with my brain.
I’m reminded of the guy I saw who couldn’t get out of the courthouse parking garage because he didn’t have a smartphone to pay for the parking.
I’d still rather break a gate than get an implant.
The choice between the chip and a bullet?
Dont expect everyone to sit idly by for either option.
The worst parts of Severance + Pluribus
I don’t trust these ghouls to pour me a glass of water, they won’t get anywhere near my body
Bloody amateur cartoon villains, attempting to do mass mind control…
