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Cyborg: A Documentary – new film about first upgraded human asks whether we should just because we can. (theconversation.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

yep, same here except i think power-source makes a slight difference to the degree of cyborginess. maybe we need a scale. maybe something like:

  1. caveman with tools, self-powered
  2. ancient person using naturalistic propulsion methods (wind, animals) for vehicles (ships, chariots) etc
  3. engine (steam, electric, gas) powered entities (vehicles, factories, aircraft)
  4. direct nervous system integration for thought-based control
  5. shared consciousness
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I feel a cyborg needs to be a single self contained entity and 3 sounds like just vehicles.