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$5k and then never use retinal scans for anything ever again to minimize the security concerns, sure.

Far be it from me to suggest that tech bros won't ruin a good thing, I really don't think these will have a subscription model because they probably won't have any kind of internet connectivity. They'll be like pacemakers, purpose built for a specific function (prevent tremors, reverse paralysis, etc) and designed to only do that function for as long as possible.

I'm sure there will be upgradable firmware at some point in the future but having your brain be connected to any kind of cloud service is the worst idea I've ever heard of.

I agree this seems kneejerk. If Meta refuses to abide by the standards of interoperability and openness then lock them out, but by doing so ahead of time the fediverse is committing the crime it's pre-punishing Meta for.

I'm surprised by how quickly it's become active. Most discussions are still about Reddit or Lemmy, but even that feels like it's changing.

Oh that's what's been happening.

Preordering is dumb, preordering in 2023 when it's 50/50 whether any given PC port is going to be a total mess is dumb

I know I've instinctively opened Sync a couple times already. I assume a lot of people who use reddit are lurkers as well, who don't really pay any attention to the quality of the homepage and will just browse like nothing changed.

Clearly the data is wrong. Switches Jane, who owns three hundred million switches, is an outlier and should not have been counted.

Jailbait

I don't have any faith they'll even push it back. That "ama" was such a disaster, spez is a complete narcissist.

Given how long ago this experiment was, it really recontextualizes their current stance. They are moving to eliminate all access to their site that isn't the official app.