Thread by @AdamRutherford

Absolute balls. This is god-level cockwaffle, typical of the manballs beloved of these ignorant dorks.

https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1485019174355279879

I can save thoughts and replay them in my head already. That is the definition of memory. Whatever this science fiction purports to be is nothing more than a fantasist’s nighttime emission.

You can make the valid argument that the ultra-rich philanthro-technojisms could spent their money fixing real problems instead of low orbit phalussing or this jibber jabber. But also these projects suck attention and funding from real progress.

Human-machine interfaces are a real and serious branch of neuroscience, for understanding basic brain function, and for trying to restore function in people with spinal defects and paralysis.

What happens when galaxy brains like this (or I dunno, Theranos?) announce their new vanity projects is that they suck investment and funding away from real scientists doing real work in these fields.

And when they fold in three years without much fanfare, or with a court case, real researchers are left with a public perception that their field is broken. This drives me nuts.

Technofixes for problems that don’t exist. They’re just rich tourists. And everyone hates rich tourists.

Morning everyone 😬💰💰💰

Addendum: for those rightly pointing out this type of idea might be transformative for Alzheimer’s: you think no one has thought about this already? 1000s of real grown up scientists work on this exact problem every day, without the fanfare or funds of Darth Tax-Avoidance.

How much is a PhD student? Or a postdoc? A billion dollars could fund thousands of young and mid career researchers. *Thousands*. Just fund existing labs, if you’re so desperate to make a difference.

One more thing: science does not always need disruptive thinkers. Mostly it’s just doing the work. The myth of ‘think different’ is the story we tell ourselves because heresy sounds romantic - great men bucking the system.

Science is a constant revolution. Solve one problem, then solve the next, and then the next. And if you solve enough problems, one day, Alzheimer’s is of interest only to historians.

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