Bionic Eye Patients Are Going Blind Again After Manufacturer Decides They’re Obsolete
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Recipients of bionic eyes from Second Sight are starting to go blind after the company behind the technology stopped supporting their products.

Welcome to Capitalism, where you can lose your vision because some corporation didn’t get enough money.

Arsen6331 ☭
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It’s not impossible, but not the easiest thing to do. It would take years to do for full compatibility because you’d be completely blind and have to basically try things until it works.

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well, i wasn’t suggesting the person blinded by the vendors neglect should be tasked to solve this… but from the article it seems that is exactly what they intend to happen…

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I meant blind to the way the protocol works, not literally blind

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