[9wzYQbTYsAIc]

Also, with a brain implant, it would be possible to rate limit the “happy button” similar to time-locked IV buttons or medicine bottles.

[ClumsyPilot]

lets deliver digital rights management inside your body.

Maybe also if you pay a premium subscribtion the happy button can be pressed more often!

[Jensson]

More likely: It releases happy stuff when you see the right politician, and stop when you see the wrong. Imagine that sort of manipulation at scale and you get the future of brain implants.

[concordDance]

As long as patients can decide between the DRM version and the equal cost non-DRM version this may be OK.

[stavros]

Why?

[9wzYQbTYsAIc]

I believe that this document discusses some of the details of patient administered IV opiods in a hospital setting: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certifi...

[stavros]

Right, but why limit a button that removes pain via direct brain stimulation?

[9wzYQbTYsAIc]

To mitigate what was mentioned by the parent commenter: “whatever the negative impacts of overuse of such a button might be”