Elon Musk's Latest Brain Chip Announcement Had Social Media Seeing 'Black Mirror' All Over
01/25/2022 10:36 pm EST
Living It
Some joked that the Neuralink project is evidence that the real world is a simulation of some kind, and that we are all living in one of the dystopias we love to watch on TV.
Learned Nothing
Others made the more straightforward comment that Musk must not have learned anything from the science fiction stories he claims to love.
Track Record
Users were also quick to throw Musk's track record of predictions back in his face – particularly his claim that the COVID-19 pandemic would be over by the end of April 2020.
Hiring
Users were very put off by the job posting at Neuralink. Some wondered why Musk has posted the job publicly instead of going directly to the most qualified people. They feared for the person who ultimately got the job.
Hesitancy
Commenters marveled at the fact that some of Musk's fans were eager to try out the brain chips. They found it shocking that these people could exist in the same world as anti-vaxxers – and perhaps in some cases, be anti-vaxxers themselves.
Monetize
Users joked about the ways Musk could monetize a direct brain-to-computer interface.
Reaction
Finally, as always Twitter marveled at its own collective reaction to the news and how fast it played out.
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