I don’t have a problem with cybernetic augmentation, I mostly would have a problem with the state of technology companies. I likely wouldn’t choose to get any because I would not be able to trust them. However, if I could get any sorta (relatively) basic augmentation, it would be built in headphones. Like to just be able to “hear” music and podcasts and audiobooks. My focus wouldn’t even be upgraded hearing or anything.
So do y’all have any similar quality of life augmentations you would want?
Subdermal armour. Like a flexible, slash-resistant, heatproof mesh under the skin. I work in a kitchen so it’d be nice to be able to ignore those pesky little nicks and burns.
And you could moonlight as a shadowrunner.
That’s all I want, chummer!
Improved eye (singular), a second thumb on right hand, internal physical storage, modular left arm with power tool extensions, a nose and jawline that are very clearly technological but don’t do anything else, and a set of integrated wheelies
I too wouldn’t actually do it because I don’t trust corporations that would make this shit. But I’ve often dreamed of having a “think to text” option, like speech to text but without having to say it out loud. If this existed I’d have a first draft of a novel from all the plotting and imagining scenes and dialogue when I go on walks. It feels much harder to get the juices flowing when I’m at home with my computer.
Cyber eyes. I have thick glasses and a lot of floaters, so many that I cannot even tell if my glasses are clean or not most of the time.
But naturally they’d need to look natural and be with zoom, infrared, night vision, a camera function and a video playing function (no wireless functions though).
I’ve thought for many years that the first true cybernetics will be artificial eyes. If they can get self contained optic systems that fit into the eyeball space, it should be trivial to allow them to see a much wider spectrum, plus macro and telephoto. That would be cool. A computer interface for them would be awesome, but I’d have trust issues with that as well.
a HUD would be cool with a bionic eyes I think, so i could ‘see’ a list of stats. temperature, barometric pressure, direction of sound origin, my to do list, personal vitals like BP and heart rate, I could go on.
that would unfortunately have the same inherent trust issues as any company that made them would surely try to phone home with that data and probably try to insert ads and shit too.
Probably so
Something like an eidetic memory chip would be splendid.
Exoskeletons are almost viable already. Climbing a major hike without breaking a sweat is a real dream for outdoors people
Though number one for me would be personal temperature control. Imagine having the perfect ac everywhere you go. Somehow scifi ignores this idea but that would change everything.
Also cybernetic eyes obviously.
Temp control would be at the top of my list. I don’t handle heat well. I think I’m evolutionary primed to chase other mammals across vast frozen tundra. Summers are tough and getting tougher.
Yeah Exoskeletons; My left knee, I fecked that up many years ago and carrying a multi day pack can get sore. Also lt left shoulder, I fecked that up last summer (I think there may be a post or two in my history) and it now has pins in it and is still not right.
On the more extreme probably augmented vision, uv through to ir?
Check out how far consumer devices are already
I think its very likely we’ll see a fit for you in our lifetimes. It’ll be affordable too tho probably still a bit clunky due to battery tech limitations.
For vision the possibilities are endless but here the dangers are as well. Obviously the instinct will be augment vision with artificial objects and thats such a slippery slope. Tho I’d just take auto polarized lenses that are comfortable first.
Bionic back, mine is shit.
I have a rare lung condition, so I’d want a full double lung transplant and new heart. Maybe just make my chest entirely clear like a computer case.
And chop off both of my feet and give me something new. Not for any real reason, I just hate feet and would rather have springs or something else.
Tank tracks.
This might sound nuts but, programmable/shifting tattoos.
Like, it could detect elevated levels of cortisol in your blood or increased heart rate and then just gently pulse or warm up to a comforting temperature as a way calm you down or remind you to breathe. Or light up like a custom RGB keyboard, or change colors/holographic effects depending on time of day. Anything really.
Octopus skin. Neat.
I really want a tattoo but hate commitment so I’m holding out for e-ink tats being invented in my lifetime 🤞
Bionic eyes, mine are shit
Immediately came here to say TAKE MY EYES! My nose can’t take much more of this spectacles bullshit.
How can your eyes suck
My mouth suck
Give me mechanical tentacles like doc ock. I wouldn’t want to replace anything.
So you want the power of the sun in the palm of your hand as well huh
Volume control for the ears, with equalizer, decibel normalizer, and active noise cancelling.
Active noise cancelling for this fucking tinnitus would be a godsend
As someone with misophonia, this is the one augment that will have me standing in line to be among the first to sign up. I would love nothing more than to be able to mute my girlfriend’s annoying birds and their stupid repetitive screaming.
All those features you mentioned, plus the ability to focus my ears on specific sounds while eliminating the rest. Sign me the fuck up.
