Why I Had a Magnet Implanted in My Finger

Re:Why I Had a Magnet Implanted in My Finger by bananaoomarang on Wednesday July 06, 2016 @04:52PM (#12045830)

I feel like both of those things have very clear advantages (ie, paper maps are large and cumbersome, I can store much more data on a server, I don't want to bring a boombox on the subway).

I'm all for people doing what they want as long as it's not extremely selfish, but I cannot myself see a clear advantage to a magnet implant, other than:

A. Party tricks B. Telling people I have a magnet in my finger

I think it probably comes from a wish for ill-thought out sci-fi tropes with the less than adequate technology at hand.

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Re:Why I Had a Magnet Implanted in My Finger by pavel_lishin on Wednesday July 06, 2016 @05:14PM (#12045947)

I think I agree with your last sentence - the current technology is pretty crappy. But given our brains' plasticity, I don't see any reason against grafting additional senses onto ourselves, anymore than I see any particularly good reason against wearing a watch.

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