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Where Is Your Cyborg Line?

Where Is Your Cyborg Line?

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Andrew Smith
Jun 12, 2023
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The line between human and machine is becoming increasingly blurry. But where would you personally draw the line of what defines a cyborg? Is it when we start embedding microchips in our bodies, or is it a line we crossed long ago when we first used a tool to compensate for our physical limitations? As you ponder this question, join us on a journey of self-discovery, a journey into the integration of the human experience with technology. We are all slowly morphing into the metaphorical boiling frog, gradually blending with our gadgets and gizmos over millennia. It's high time we examine this convergence and its implications.

But where would you personally draw the line of what defines a cyborg? Do you consider it when we start embedding microchips in our bodies, or is it a line we crossed long ago when we first used a tool to compensate for our physical limitations?

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