From a 1980s perspective, what is the difference between having a smartphone and being a cyborg? With some consumer electronics I can do most stuff Steve Mann could when he was at MIT.
(One difference is that the cyborg would have even bigger problems with battery time. Also, I ignore medical implants and military level stuff. I'm happy as long as I don't need either.)
Edit: The big difference is better controls with direct nerve connections? Hardly worth going under the knife for, imho.
Edit 2: Better vision is a good argument, but I just can't risk my work tools with a laser/knife/anything. :-(
People go under the knife for improved vision. Better, faster controls may be worth it - a day in surgery and a couple of days for recovery in exchange for minutes, hours, days, weeks, years saved over the longrun.
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From a 1980s perspective, what is the difference between having a smartphone and being a cyborg? With some consumer electronics I can do most stuff Steve Mann could when he was at MIT.
(One difference is that the cyborg would have even bigger problems with battery time. Also, I ignore medical implants and military level stuff. I'm happy as long as I don't need either.)
Edit: The big difference is better controls with direct nerve connections? Hardly worth going under the knife for, imho.
Edit 2: Better vision is a good argument, but I just can't risk my work tools with a laser/knife/anything. :-(
People go under the knife for improved vision. Better, faster controls may be worth it - a day in surgery and a couple of days for recovery in exchange for minutes, hours, days, weeks, years saved over the longrun.