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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported (spectrum.ieee.org)

submitted 11 months ago by yesdogishere@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget... inside their bodies.

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[–] El_guapazo@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (3 children)

This was the plot line to the movie Robots. The solution was socialized medicine.

[–] Why9@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A more sinister example was Repo Men. In that movie, the tech still worked, but people were no longer able to keep up with the extortionate payments that came with the implant.

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 months ago

Wait is that a different movie than repo: the genetic opera?

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