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[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Same situation with cybernetic implants. The rich would have infinite eidetic memory and computation power built into their skull. The poor would be forced to have muscle implants if they wanted a job, or worse, much much worse.

[–] kassiopaea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean, Cyberpunk 2077 does have construction workers being contractually obligated to receive strength-augmenting implants that are low quality and frequently malfunction and/or drive the wearer to homicidal insanity.

[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just think what a company could do with a full motor control interface to their workers. The worker themselves could be asleep or in a virtual world and not have to worry about all that pesky work.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

... why wouldn't they just use robots?

[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Because other humans will pay for the feel of genuine humans.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

For unthinking construction labor?

[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

No, for rubbing up against.