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Post by DrKilljoy on Apr 27, 2009 18:50:47 GMT -5
As for me...well, cybernetics are already among us - think of how many people have pacemakers - using them to enhance our bodies rather than just as inferior replacement parts shouldn't harm anything.
I know they probably won't be affordable for decades, but I'd definitely be interested once the technology is reliable and affordable. I can definitely think of some practical applications for computer chips that improve brain performance...
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Post by John E on Apr 27, 2009 19:23:46 GMT -5
I probably wouldn't get any, partly because I'm scared of needles & surgery. Also, with how fast our computer technology gets obsolete, I'd worry that if you were to get some kind of cybernetic implants, you'd have to get them replaced every 5 years or so anyway, to avoid them becoming effectively useless.
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Post by Sigmaleph on Apr 27, 2009 20:51:40 GMT -5
I'd totally get some, after the health hazards and other nasty surprises are sorted out and they are more or less affordable. I already spend most of my time surrounded by electronics, taking it to the next level seems reasonable and convenient. Plus I can always blame machines when something goes wrong.
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Post by Distind on Apr 27, 2009 21:15:54 GMT -5
Wait till the first modular ones come out, if they don't, I know what I'm moving into professionally. If someone can buy a set of parts from me which will keep their beloved interface running another five years odds are they'll do it. Barring major improvements in CPU design which are becoming harder and harder at the moment due to heat issues(actually a pretty major problem with cybernetics, as well as nano-machines), the hardware shouldn't require all to much in the way of new connections.
But that said, odds are I'd be one of the last buggers on earth to get one.
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Post by gotpwnt on Apr 27, 2009 22:03:22 GMT -5
I don't like the idea of making my body machine like for simple convenience. That being said I would if my life depended on it.
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Post by Art Vandelay on Apr 27, 2009 22:31:16 GMT -5
Personally I doubt they'll ever go down the path of purely enhancement purposes (at least not in my lifetime I imagine). I'd say they're more likely to be used exclusively for medical reasons for quite a while yet. That said if it was advisable for me to get one I'd have nothing ethically against it.
If bodily enhancement cybernetics were made available in my lifetime I'd still be willing, assuming it's affordable and convenient (power drawn from the body rather than a battery would be an absolute must for starters).
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Post by antichrist on Apr 27, 2009 22:54:09 GMT -5
Considering the issues we're having with the Jeeps computer system, yeah I think I'll stay away from putting that kind of shit in my body.
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Post by perv on Apr 28, 2009 2:30:06 GMT -5
I said "I won't get any" but it all depends on what kind of thing we're talking about. I'd consider getting a cybernetic replacement parts I lost in an accident but I wouldn't do anything like that as an "elective". Though a some kind of computer-brain interface does have some appeal, as long as it was properly firewalled.
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Post by schizophonic on Apr 28, 2009 12:25:11 GMT -5
I don't know if my choice of "won't get any" would hold to be literally true, but it would certainly be the closest of the choices. I'm fairly wary of new technology and rarely opt in as an early adopter. When it comes to my body, I think I'd be even more reticent.
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Post by Deimos on Apr 28, 2009 22:24:17 GMT -5
I probably wouldn't get any, partly because I'm scared of needles & surgery. Also, with how fast our computer technology gets obsolete, I'd worry that if you were to get some kind of cybernetic implants, you'd have to get them replaced every 5 years or so anyway, to avoid them becoming effectively useless. What he said. I'm happy being human, why should I fuck with it. I sure as hell dont want to live forever
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Post by Old Viking on Apr 29, 2009 20:28:15 GMT -5
"Your heart, brain and central nervous system are operated by the infallible Windows VISTA® operating system."
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Post by MaybeNever on Apr 29, 2009 20:58:05 GMT -5
I'm already a cyborg. I have titanium implants in my jawbone.
...it's TITANIUM.
Shut up, I am too a cyborg.
Anyway, I think over the long term cybernetics will become increasingly necessary as our society grows in complexity and the planet's resources grow increasingly scarce. But I don't foresee this happening in the life of anyone living today, and probably not those of our children.
For that matter, I don't think we'll devise cybernetics that otherwise healthy people would reasonably consider purchasing in the next fifty years either. When it comes to the complex stuff, we can't yet replicate it mostly owing to size issues; when it comes to simple stuff there are generally better ways to augment ourselves, such as though powered armor.
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Post by schizophonic on Apr 30, 2009 8:44:24 GMT -5
"Your heart, brain and central nervous system are operated by the infallible Windows VISTA® operating system." You have 28 seconds to reboot.
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Post by Bluefinger on Apr 30, 2009 9:11:22 GMT -5
I'd totally get enhancements... once they become cheap, convenient and as Distind said, are modular. Why? Because I'd probably end up tweaking with my own bodyparts and with modular replacements, I'd at least be able to keep up with newer implants and try out the ones I've tweaked and not be bound to the first set of cybernetics I bought.
That said, I'm a bit of a technophile anyway, so for me, it is the logical conclusion should the opportunity present itself.
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Post by Trevelyan on Apr 30, 2009 20:14:31 GMT -5
I would get some for cosmetic reasons and purposes of machine/human interfacing. I'd be hesitant to replace vital organs and the like until there was a large volume of data on their stability and the like.
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