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Re:Vernor Vinge (1944-2024) by lll-o-lll on Friday March 22, 2024 @10:59PM (#39797056)
Or ability to remember to feed, clean, or toilet themselves.

It’s that hyper-focus that I suspect many of us have experienced, but without agency and permanent. Worse than slavery.

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Re:Vernor Vinge (1944-2024) by db48x on Saturday March 23, 2024 @08:53AM (#39799582)
Lack of agency is right. No ability to request medical aid even when suffering crippling pain from a burst appendix.
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