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by cuber_messenger 274 days ago
This reminds me of S07E01 of the TV show Black Mirror, which tells a story about a free brain tumor operation, followed by a monthly fee for "remote mind hosting". The standard plan goes worse and worse; your brain needs to serve as a computational resource while sleeping, and they keep pushing you to upgrade to Plus or Lux plans.
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Yep, it's a very disturbing and depressing episode that feels (like a lot of Black Mirror) all too possible.
The Black Mirror episode description reminded me of Tom Scott's short Welcome to Life.[1]

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFe9wiDfb0E