[nabla9]

It will be horrible when you suddenly can't afford to subscribe your brain extensions. It will be like severe brain damage.

Imagine living only half-life.

[redwall_hp]

That's a recurring thing in Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Outside of the protagonist, most people need a costly antirejection drug for the augmentations that they're societally pressured to have. Because they're otherwise uncompetitive in their work.

[pugworthy]

Reduced to a life of just using a crowbar and not talking t anyone.

But all jokes aside, it could be brain damage, but drug addiction might be a better analogy. It could be something that takes time for neuroplasticity to repair or correct.