James PurserJan 23, 2023

Here we go again.

This time its an implant to help people manage cluster headaches. The company that made the devices has collapsed leaving 700 people with implants and no way to manage them.

There has to be a better way to deal with this.

#disability #righttorepair #dutyofcare

Hat tip to @DrCuriosity for the link

https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-022-03810-5/index.html

Abandoned: the human cost of neurotechnology failure

When the makers of electronic implants abandon their projects, people who rely on the devices have everything to lose.

Show threadAnthony B,Jan 23, 2023
@purserj @DrCuriosity not *quite* as grim as the previous one with the eye implants, but still plenty awful
Show threadJames PurserJan 23, 2023

@swearyanthony @DrCuriosity there's going to be more and more of this.

Can you imagine what neuralink is going to look like?

Show threadI love this, so IJan 23, 2023
@purserj @swearyanthony @DrCuriosity *screams in twitter*
Show threadJames PurserJan 23, 2023
@jpm @swearyanthony @DrCuriosity you don't even need to scream in twitter, imagine these devices with subscription models
Show threadI love this, so IJan 23, 2023
@purserj @swearyanthony @DrCuriosity *screams in Tesla*
Show threadAnthony B,
@jpm @purserj @DrCuriosity imagine the monthly subscription for the Neuralink MonkeyKiller2000 brain implant
Jan 23, 2023 at 8:59amTusky