If someone told you that you would never have to carry a credit card or a cell phone in your hands again if only you opted for a neural transplant, would you do it?
These days, every device promises that it can do our thinking for us. Even though even early studies have already shown that brain degeneration occurs quickly when delegating thought to devices–and isn’t an easy or rapid fix. Why would we allow this? Are we afraid to think? Is it too hard? Is it inconvenient? Inconvenient to think?! Maybe we should give THAT some quick thought. Just what are we saving our energy for? To be so quick to hand over agency of one’s cerebral capacities seems a foolish thing to do. To be able to communicate one’s own thoughts is something that evolution has been fervently working on for eons. Not to mention parents and educators as well. What would if the power goes out? What happens if we can’t recover cerebral loss? Would we begin an evolutionary backslide?
Some of the very best parts of being human include expression: art, music, poetry, conversation. How would we make friends, fall in love, find a job, keep a job, RAISE CHILDREN if we can’t express ourselves in meaningful ways? It takes practice to get good at it. And it takes engagement to stay good at it. Why are we willing to give that away?
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