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Bionic Eye Patients Are Going Blind Again After Manufacturer Decides They're Obsolete (futurism.com)
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Welcome to Capitalism, where you can lose your vision because some corporation didn't get enough money.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Is anyone even remotely surprised? I'm just waiting for pace-makers to be a subscription service.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Excellent talk on closed source hearts : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW1h1s_ojpM

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Very dystopian. Cyborg implants need to be open source!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is this the innovation people keep talking about

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yes, Capitalism does in fact create innovation, in precisely the wrong direction.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What happens when you miss your neuralink payment?