i've def thought about a similar sf concept where neural implants initially get released as a medical/cognitive enhancement thing but then get enshittified so that things like being awake, language, motor skills, etc get paywalled with a subscription model. lots of places you can go with that core premise
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Lina (lina@neuromatch.social)'s status on Friday, 26-Apr-2024 07:47:54 JST Lina -
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Let The Right Hon In (danhon@dan.mastohon.com)'s status on Friday, 26-Apr-2024 07:47:55 JST Let The Right Hon In @lina @trochee well that's an sf novel concept in 7 works. Or perhaps the best micros I've read this year.
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Lina (lina@neuromatch.social)'s status on Friday, 26-Apr-2024 07:47:56 JST Lina -
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Jeremy Kahn (trochee@dair-community.social)'s status on Friday, 26-Apr-2024 07:47:57 JST Jeremy Kahn "upgrade to pro to unlock Broca's Area upgrade"
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Let The Right Hon In (danhon@dan.mastohon.com)'s status on Friday, 26-Apr-2024 07:47:58 JST Let The Right Hon In "Upgrade to pro to unlock unlimited vocabulary" is some next-level Orwell's Torment Nexus shit, don't tell the Sapir-Whorfians, either https://xoxo.zone/@mathowie/112333063052902077
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