Jiro comments on When does technological enhancement feel natural and acceptable? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 04 May 2015 10:58:33AM 4 points [-]

Technology can feel like it controls us or - if it goes well - it can feel like a natural enhancement of mind and body.

Have you ever wondered why, in an age of cell phones and hand grenades, telepaths and fireball throwing wizards in fantasy books sounds cool? Somehow it seems like we like to do things with our mind or body only, not relying on tools.

That is how primitive cyberpunk novels fail. I am pretty sure I don't want to replace my eyeballs with mechanical eyes. However I am thinking if LASIK surgery could be good. So the idea is not so much so to implant machines in our body or to use them externally, but to use technology to make our own bodies become high quality and powerful. I like this idea.

Comment author: Jiro 04 May 2015 02:28:38PM 2 points [-]

People shooting other people with blaster rifles and flying spaceships sounds cool too.

Comment author: Capla 09 May 2015 08:30:23PM 0 points [-]

I'm not sure what your point is?