TheDesignFlaw on Nostr: Such an intriguing question, and I'm sure a lot of us are saying NEVER. That's my ...

Such an intriguing question, and I'm sure a lot of us are saying NEVER. That's my inclination. But once something like a cybernetic brain implant will save your life, you'll think twice. Even beyond that, imagine the competitive disadvantage you will find yourself having if those around you are increasing their IQs through a procedure like this. The societal gap that could create is hard to wrap your head around, it would be so severe. The incentive structure of something like this would be almost impossible to resist. That said, there will still be a faction that will resist. But how will the digital Amish be treated in a society of high IQ cyborgs?

The potential unintended consequences of skipping ahead in evolutionary terms are mind-boggling.

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How advanced, or what types of advancement, would it take to convince you to get a cybernetic brain implant in the future?

-Substantially improves a major disability (blindness, paralysis, brain damage, etc)

-Boosts sensory abilities beyond normal (eyesight, hearing, etc).

-Boosts IQ or some other meaningful metric of intelligence and computation, thereby increasing your competitiveness in multiple fields. Becomes basically necessary for some fields due to many others doing it.

-Lets you enter VR with all five senses in a way that feels like 80-90% realistic but can be any environment/context. People make increasingly awe-inspiring virtual experiences/worlds, only accessible this way.

-Substantially increases the bandwidth with which you can interface with computers. Like, lets you download a ton of info quickly.