[ninjanomnom]

Speak for yourself there, I've been in favor of brain augments essentially ever since I was aware of them as a concept as a teen and hoping they'd arrive in my lifetime. Personally it's because I don't hold most of my identity as sacred and would like to have full control over my automatic behaviors and thought patterns.

[verisimi]

Yes. People like Iain M Banks and other scifi makes a good sales pitch. But what about the opportunity to live a natural life, attempting to find the full expression as God (whatever that is) created us? And do you really feel comfortable giving a tech company access to your mind?