That's gonna be my version of old people saying "I don't do computers" now. There's no goddamn way I'm putting a chip in my brain.
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I would only if it wass FOSS and self hosted. NO FUCKING WAY IM INSTALLING A MICROAOFT CHIP IN MY HEAD.
What about a Muskachip?
You don't want your cherished memories (and darkest secrets) being automatically uploaded to facebook? What's wrong with you?
Wish granted, the chip erases your memories of games you've played every single time you sleep, along with all your other memories.
"Don't worry about the sun, it's meant to be there."
You dont need a chip for that
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That is very Eternal Sunshine of you...
Use the implant to watch Eternal Sunshine again and again without spoilers.
A futuristic brain implant sounds cool until you think about all the downsides
A futuristic brain implant won't allow you to think of the downsides, so don't worry about that.
What could go wrong? Well just watch Black mirror
You could be more efficient and implement the memory of having watched it.
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If such a technology existed, the government and shady companies would do all sorts of awful things with it.
- FBI makes political opponent sign a contract to never ever eat cereals anymore.
- FBI uses chip to erase political opponent's memory of signing the contract.
- Next morning, political opponent chomp chomps.
- Afternoon, straight to jail!
Terrifying.
Or let’s say there’s a political/economic disaster caused by the greed and stupidity of…
What disaster? Things have always been like this and our king is a great man. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise, or you’ll find yourself in the gulag in no time.
Not just terrifying. This is straight up nightmare fuel.
Just give it time. After long enough, each game becomes new again!
This is the only right answer.
Thank you everyone for buying our chip. We have now changed everyone to ad tier subscription.
Thank you for understanding.
Who dropped all this monkey paw in the shower?
If this ever happens, your brain will constantly be raped by Trump, Musk, Zuck, Altman, and all the North Korean hackers. Enjoy.
But what if I install Linux on the chip? 🤔
Why not just buy a new game? There are so many out there.
I'm broke
But you have money for this chip?
Nah, maybe I'll present myself as a test subject so that it's ME who gets paid for fucking my brain.
There's many games out there, but only one Outer Wilds.
Sometimes games cause such a strong emotional reaction for me that I genuinely cannot recreate the same feeling. Same with books and movies. I end up feeling nostalgic for when I first discovered it.
Sure a new game might be really good and immersive in a similar way, but it'll never be the same, y'know?
gamer: "worst game ever"
gamer: "i just wanna claw my eyes out"
gamer: "man, that game was so bad, i wish i could forget it."
announcer: Well you can now! For only $99.99* you can forget those games you'd really rather not remember
gamers (in unison, on triple-split screen): worth it!!!
*(per game, plus $15 a month per game--forever)
Other harmful side-effects aside, how much a game impacted you is significantly affected by the context of your life. Experiencing the same game at a different time in your life might not be as meaningful.
You're absolutely right about that.
Huh, and I worry about forgetting the great memories of the games I played. The duality of man
Have you played prey? Removing the chip takes out memories but putting it in gives abilities.
Nobody is installing anything in my brain, no matter the supposed benefits.
Classic blue pill. Hello cypher.
I too will let a company put hardware running rented software into my brain. They say you can't take away my pride, but pride is a emotion on sale for 19.99.
I'd be down, anything to relive those first play throughs of SEX with HITLER, SEX with HITLER 2, SEX with HITLER: 2069, and SEX with HITLER: WW2.
Reminder that chips heat up
Eternal sunshine of a spotless mind
Haven't read the book it's based on but i really enjoyed the movie
But the company would also erase lots of other stuff from your mind they don’t agree with. Yikes.