Posted by Llurpsie_Noodle on January 14, 2007, at 17:56:35
In reply to So where do you think technology is headed?, posted by TexasChic on January 14, 2007, at 17:09:19
The end product is a port just behind our ears that connects to an implanted neural stimulator. It will be nicknamed "The Cranial Accessory XIII"
We can all just sit in our little nutrient broth recliners and plug ourselves in to experience a virtual world that is at once indistinguishable from the actual world and yet enables all the sensations ever conceived by the human imagination. All is well until a circuit fries, or we experience a power surge.
Psycho-Babble will be a real, virtual place where we will all be able to post things on our Avatar's forehead.
Persons with altered or atypical neural systems will no longer be treated by pdocs, but rather by outsourced tech support who will run diagnostics, much as our car engines are diagnosed.
Therapy will be conducted by data analysts. We will upload our troubles onto a server and they will sort through everything, find the connections between different events and emotions. Then we can download our solutions for a standard monthly subscription.
Of course, the data analysts themselves will reside in an undisclosed location, to prevent transferent clients from trying to share nutrient broth recliners.
It's not that far away. really!
My Cranial Accessory XII is still in beta-testing, but so far so good. I haven't been blocked yet, have I?
-Ll
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