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Why does nobody ever stop to ask what the implications will be of allowing actually-existing capitalism to fuck around with advanced biotech?
People do, they’re just drowned out by their colleagues who are rabidly fixated on getting more funding and recognition. Happens all the time in research science in general and it’s very disheartening to see extremely valid criticism be swept under the rug so we can make the place look more comfortable for stakeholders/investors. I hate it.
This is such a sad situation. On the one hand, the tech is legitimately outdated, and the company was struggling to make enough money to keep advancing its development. On the other hand, it improves the quality of life for a lot of people. Not being able to get any support with failing hardware is the worst possible outcome.
It would be amazing if, at the very least, the designs for these devices could be released to the world for free, so that people could find ways to hack on them and offer improvements. I know that there are other companies out there now, which are offering better, more modern solutions…but, being able to modify this tech easily would go a long way towards improving quality of life for patients with implants.
