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Re:Medical student surgically implants Bluetooth into own ea... by xorcist on Monday March 14, 2022 @05:16PM (#30678438)
Implants may be coming sooner or later but the rest of society doesn't stand still, and as we extrapolate trends into the future, one thing seems very clear:

You will not own the implants in your body.

They will be owned by a separate third party. You may still pay for them, and you may get some value out of the proposition, but they will not be under your control.

That's perhaps the most important aspect of our future.

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Re:Medical student surgically implants Bluetooth into own ea... by hokumguru on Monday March 14, 2022 @05:39PM (#30678726)
So long as we live in a free market economy I would hope consumers wouldn't be as stupid as to go that route. Sure, with music, movies, and even electronic peripherals many people go the rent vs buy route. I imagine however that many more would have issues with ownership and bodily autonomy if the items were actual physical implants.
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