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Why would it be unethical? It's not like it'll divide us any more than we already are ( at least here in the states). This technology would be an awesome star
by thinkdevcode 15y ago
Why would it be unethical?
It's not like it'll divide us any more than we already are ( at least here in the states).
This technology would be an awesome startup idea to try and get it down to a reasonable price range for almost all people to utilize.
- mindcrime 15y agoIn the previous HN thread on this topic[1], a HN member pointed out that he had built a device for doing this for around $30.00. [1]: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3525744 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3525744
- thinkdevcode 15y agoIm sure as hackers we could figure out how to make a device such as this, but the idea I was alluding to would be to make a device that is very cheap and very easy to use (like a hat you put on for 30 minutes and turn on by pushing a button, with an auto off after the time is up)
- mindcrime 15y agoSure, I was just pointing out that the actual technology is something that already isn't terribly expensive or hard to build. That doesn't mean there isn't an opportunity for somebody though. If anything, the bigger problem than the price to build the device would probably be the regulatory stuff. I mean, you just know that the government will immediately declare something like this to be a "medical device" and insist on an elaborate, byzantine, corrupt, kafkaesque, bureaucratic nightmare of a regulatory process to get something like this approved.
- scarmig 15y agoI'm guessing that the HN community would think supporting a lot of safety and regulatory hoops for this is meddling statism? I can't help but imagine all the cranks who'd sell smartness treatments and do permanent damage to the brain... homeopathy but with a chance of actual damage.