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Re:The Gruesome Story of How Neuralink’s Monkeys Died by refurb on Friday September 22, 2023 @10:06AM (#37612239)
You sound unhinged.

I've worked in labs that do animal testing. It's not done unless there are no alternatives. Animals are very well taken care of and every attempt is made to eliminate any pain or suffering.

But hey, if you're so against animal testing you should stop using anything that's been testing on an animal. That would be the logical thing. So no cancer drugs, no antibiotics, or practically any other medical.

Then you can tell me how "useless the suffering is"

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Re:The Gruesome Story of How Neuralink’s Monkeys Died by Capricorn2481 on Saturday September 23, 2023 @10:57AM (#37623829)
We're talking about a brain implant so a billionaire can stuff your brain full of SaaS. We're not talking about cancer drugs. Nobody is advocating against animal testing, we're exercising discretion over what is worth testing on animals.
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Re:The Gruesome Story of How Neuralink’s Monkeys Died by refurb on Saturday September 23, 2023 @10:32PM (#37629634)
If you bothered to google the goal of Neuralink you'd realize it's "enabling people with paralysis to control external devices with their thoughts".

I don't know about you, but that sounds like a very worthwhile goal.

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