Ilhem Josette Úbeda SaúcoMay 16, 2025
Shine McShine 🐌
@ramirenko me acabas de recordar a toda aquella gente ciega que recuperó la visión gracias a un implante biónico y pocos años después se volvieron a quedar ciegas porque la empresa decidió que no le salía a cuenta seguir manteniendo los implantes: https://futurism.com/neoscope/bionic-eye-implants-expire
Bionic Eye Patients Are Going Blind Again After Manufacturer Decides They’re Obsolete

Recipients of bionic eyes from Second Sight are starting to go blind after the company behind the technology stopped supporting their products.

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May 16, 2025 at 7:52amWeb
Show threadrubenMay 16, 2025

@Shine_McShine @ramirenko más casos

Exoesqueleto: https://futurism.com/neoscope/paralyzed-man-exoskeleton-too-old

@pluralistic hizo un hilo en su momento https://pluralistic.net/2022/12/12/unsafe-at-any-speed/#this-is-literally-your-brain-on-capitalism

y si eso ya es un fastidio y grande! imagina tener que llevar el p**o logo de la empresa como si fuera un tatu

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/08/prosthetic-limb-branding-bebionic/679461/?gift=j9r7avb6p-KY8zdjhsiSZ2Ux1sh7FOM-iqxk3ngRcQI

Paralyzed Man Unable to Walk After Maker of His Powered Exoskeleton Tells Him It's Now Obsolete

Michael Straight said Lifeward refused to repair his $100,000 exoskeleton, which only had a minor issue with its battery.

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Show threadShine McShine 🐌May 16, 2025

@rb3n @ramirenko hay ejemplos por docenas. También de chips cerebrales:
https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-022-03810-5/index.html

De @pluralistic recomiendo "Unauthorized bread" de su libro "Radicalized".

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 threadrubenMay 16, 2025
@Shine_McShine @ramirenko @pluralistic genial las recomendaciones ;)