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ivraatiemsyesterday at 4:04 PM4 repliesview on HN

I think this was the plot of a Black Mirror episode?


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boothbyyesterday at 4:16 PM

When I started playing Shadowrun in the 90s, I thought neural implants were cool and I wanted to get one. Around the time Google started buying up ad companies, I realized that the hardware in my head would never be mine. But yes, I think Black Mirror has done an excellent job with these topics.

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0cf8612b2e1eyesterday at 7:34 PM

This was a throwaway line in the 1995 novel The Diamond Age. The thug knew a guy who had a spinal implant(?) which got hacked and now the guy saw ads across the bottom of his vision for life.

lelanthranyesterday at 5:49 PM

Futurama too (The Eye-Phone, or something).

It's the plot of many a dystopian scifi story.

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