white_bread t1_jddleu0 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 5:08 PM

Reply to comment by Enzo-chan in New 'biohybrid' implant will restore function in paralyzed limbs | "This interface could revolutionize the way we interact with technology." by chrisdh79

What's the point of commenting in the Futurology subreddit only to be skeptical? "Oh great, another breakthrough. Sure."

I'm not saying that we blindly get hyped up on every headline but we're in a time where we're going to start seeing that exponential growth. We are actually going to see a lot of new breakthroughs.

KeyanReid t1_jddzusm wrote on March 23, 2023 at 6:39 PM

If I'm not mistaken, this advancement responds to a key area that causes many implant users to abandon their prostheses after time, which is that the body just adapts to life without it (thus making the prostheses a bit of hassle).

Not here to say "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" but yeah, Futurology sub, progress in the areas I understand need progress...what's the problem here? That the perfect solution hasn't arrived yet?

Mercurionio t1_jdgjbie wrote on March 24, 2023 at 6:08 AM

Because most of the stuff isn't in the public due to being impractical.

I mean, lots of revolutionary tech is good only on paper. There are fuckton of problems that will appear alongside with that tech. So why not solve the problem completely, with all the secondary stuff (or most of them) first, BEFORE hyping stuff and creating a false hope?