lmao😂
we posted the same image at basically the same time, two mind think alike +1

Medtronics has been trying to implant devices into brains for decades and they all fail because they move, the human brain has the consistency of a firm custard.

Honestly, Gabe's probably doing it because he wants one for himself (and doesn't trust fucking Elon to do it). That's a lot of what powers his decisions. That's how we ended up with the steam deck too.

I don't think it's about making more money, it's more like something to do with your money if you're a billionaire.

We could potentially achieve immortality by researching neuron function and medical tech until we can protect neurons and their functionality perfectly. And if a person isn't living long enough to see that, it might be worth just trying to transfer your mind into a cyber world and hoping your real "soul" carries over to a computer mind without your body. I'd prefer that over having no options if I was dying.

I don't like to think about this, but I have more thoughts, so I'll type them.

We live in a world where a lot of poor people are going to be dying in wars and stuff because people are obsessed with having kids. If you're a billionaire trying to live forever, it's nice to have a tech everyone can at least try to use while continuing to have kids and have their real bodies die if they want to do that, instead of having a weird global religious war over who should get to be immortal and/or who should get to decide who gets to have kids when people don't want to die to make room for them.

Overused my brain's capacity to think about this for now. I miss Digit.

Not like he could fuck it up worse than musk.

This is my plan for retirement

Because "brain chip that reads your mind to help with depression/bipolar disorder" is barely a hop, skip and a jump from all sorts of fun dystopian nightmares. On the tame end, something that already happens, is the makers of implantable devices going out of business; and then you have unsupported, degrading medical hardware implanted inside you that, if it malfunctions or breaks, you're just stuck with and can't get it fixed. Bad enough when that malfunction is with a vision- or hearing-related implant, but a brain chip could fuck up all sorts of things if it goes wrong.

On the more fanciful, yet-to-be-realized end of possible terrifying outcomes, the sky's the limit -- mind-reading, malware, rudimentary mind-control, the list goes on. I realize that sounds very sci-fi and like I'm a paranoid crackpot, but this is actually far more viable than you might believe at first. If they're actively already trying to make them effective at treating mental disorders, if they are indeed effective, then that doesn't require much further tweaking to go from treating them to causing them.

Truthfully, BCIs have the potential to be so dangerous that they either should not be developed or should only be developed with open standards and user control in mind. And absolutely not developed by for-profit entertainment companies.

People are tired of hearing billionaire lies. By default the behavior that allowed them to gain such wealth is lack of empathy and greed, which directly conflict with the PR driven news articles commonly linked to them.

Is that what it is for? Or is it another tool to steal our privacy and shove adds directly into our brain? These billionaires always claim they're trying to save the world.

Just another billionaire to add to the chopping block

We really need to just come up with some recipes that are objectively good, and my thinking, is that the problem will solve itself. Here, I'll go first.

Fall-Off-the-Bone Billionaire (Roast + Braise Style)

1 whole billionaire (120–240 lb), trussed, cleaned, and patted dry

Salt & pepper

4 tbsp butter (soft)

1 onion + 2 carrots + 2 celery stalks (chunked)

2 cups chicken or turkey broth Heat oven to 325°F (165°C). Rub billionaire all over with butter, salt, and pepper. Put vegetables in a deep roasting pan, set billionaire on top, pour broth into pan.

Cover tightly with foil or a lid. Roast about 3–3.5 hours (for 120–240 lb), basting once or twice. Remove foil, roast 30–45 min more to brown skin, until thickest part of thigh hits 165°F.

Rest 20–30 min, then gently pull meat from the bones (it should slide right off).