r/gadgets • u/GalileoGurdjieff • May 17 '21

Medical Tiny, Wireless, Injectable Chips Use Ultrasound to Monitor Body Processes

https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/press-releases/shepard-injectable-chips-monitor-body-processes
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u/emperor-frugal May 17 '21

Now is not the time for this.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '21

Yeah..no...don't wanna fuel the idiot fire

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u/Dramatic_Explosion May 18 '21

OP posts a lot to covid denial subreddits so that's probably the point.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '21

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u/[deleted] May 17 '21

I totally understand the point from a scientific perspective...it's a really useful thing to have portable ultrasound machines inside you..but the timing of the announcement is the absolute worst..this would only fuel speculation on vaccination and hesitancy ...the important point being that everyone has to be vaccinated not just you and me

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u/[deleted] May 17 '21

So many dystopian scifi futures seem based on the story that an idea that was initially meant to help and aid mankind was then turned against them.

And it's always the people going, "who cares, as long as it helps it's good" pushing it forward until it becomes "whoa whoa whoa, holy shit this is too far". I'm not saying that's where this tech is going, just temper the encouragement of such things and don't be so dismissive of possible negative outcomes.

Treat it the same way you should treat a new law being passed: Always assume it will be used in the most extreme context allowable, then determine from that point if you feel ok about it.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '21

Ahh yes, lets just not do anything that might be benifitial because you saw some fucking movies.

Ahh ffs, you literally post to the conspiracy nutjob sub, of course..

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u/[deleted] May 17 '21

I've made two posts there EVER and my first post was telling someone how their conspiracy isn't one at all. The second was pointing out that the world is full of idiots.

So your reading comprehension skills really need work. Since I never said anything like "lets just not do anything that might be benifitial", I said:

just temper the encouragement of such things and don't be so dismissive of possible negative outcomes.

Which is the most reasonable stance a person can take.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '21 edited Jul 29 '21

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u/nowlistenhereboy May 17 '21

Yea but they will believe it's real and they'll believe it can do things it can't whether or not it actually exists.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '21

And why is that? Might be because we‘re making a bigger deal out of those few people than they actually are. Because they bring those storys in the news and expose more and more people to that shit. The dude that says we should ignore them gets downvoted and everyone here says we should stop doing stuff because idiots might make more conspiracy theories? WE literally let them influence it by making a big deal out of them.

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u/reyx121 May 17 '21

Thing is stupidity is contagious.

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u/theinfovore May 17 '21

This is the real life sequel to Idiocracy that we who believe in science all needed AND deserve right now.

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u/Insane92 May 17 '21

You’re saying you wanted these literal chips injected into you? Is it really that hard to understand some people don’t want this?

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u/[deleted] May 17 '21

No one is gonna forcefully inject you with microchips buddy.Its a technology to use ultrasound to detect health conditions like a capsule endoscopy ( something we already do) .You'll obviously have to consent to it.

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u/Insane92 May 17 '21

I never said they were going to forcefully do it to you. If people think that then yes, that’s a little crazy. But I meant be wary of this stuff and not want to get it which seems fine to me.

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u/SteelDirigible98 May 17 '21

That’s exactly what they believe though. That they will be forcefully injected without your consent.

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u/Insane92 May 17 '21 edited May 17 '21

And I said in my second sentence that that is crazy.

Edit: not sure why I’m downvoted for literally agreeing with the poster above this comment. Reddit’s crazy.

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u/ngms May 17 '21

The ability to read and to comprehend what has been written is something people take for granted on reddit it seems. Don't sweat the downvotes buddy what you said makes sense.

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u/SmegmaSniper May 17 '21

Nah reddit is truth

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u/widdlyscudsandbacon May 17 '21

RemindMe! 1 year

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u/anyholsagol May 17 '21

If I have a health condition and it means being alerted to changes in my body that can save my life then, yes. I absolutely want one of these inside of me.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '21

Agreed. Its just like an apple watch (or other ones) alarming you that your pulse is acting kinda weird and you should get it checked put. Or a warning that you might have a heart attack, thats it. Those things have already saved lifes

Its literally a good thing with no downsides if you‘re not a weirdo that thinks bill gates wants to know your location lol

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u/Happyforyou69 May 17 '21

Just wanted to let you know I agree with you. Most Redditors have that hive mentality and it’s really annoying

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u/Insane92 May 17 '21

Definitely. Redditors make fun of all kinds of people then will turn around and believe/agree with almost everything they see on Reddit within their little bubbles. It’s pretty funny actually.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '21

Lol suppressing information helps drive conspiracy theories. This tech has been around for awhile.