John Feminella 🌠May 23, 2023

As a hearing aid user myself since ~birth, and a technologist who likes to build things, this sort of situation would be a double nightmare: https://www.sapiens.org/culture/planned-obsolescence-cochlear-implants/

Imagine if your glasses stopped working without getting software updates. It's insanity, with shades of @pluralistic's "Unauthorized Bread".

Who Pays the Price When Cochlear Implants Go Obsolete?

Some cochlear implant users who can’t afford to keep up with compulsory technology upgrades are now losing their hearing.

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Show threadJohn Meadows
@jxf @pluralistic I’m sure at some point companies will be pushing software-dependant glasses that will instantly become opaque if the user stops paying the fees.
May 25, 2023 at 11:31amWeb