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Neuralink 'Participant 1' says his life has changed

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360 points danielmorozoff | 1 comments | 24 Aug 25 09:12 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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devinprater ◴[26 Aug 25 18:21 UTC] No.45030311[source]▶
I'll let other blind people go first, but I'm definitely some one that would love, love, love to be able to see. Driving, knowing body language, playing any and every video game out there, shoot yeah!
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BrandoElFollito ◴[26 Aug 25 20:04 UTC] No.45031652[source]▶
Why would you not go first? If you are blind it cannot be worse (well it can, but there are always risks).

My wife went through semi-expetimental therapy (at that time) for her MS. It was tough but ultimately a net benefit.

It all depends on what is at stake - I would consider Ozempic for some weight loss but prefer, for now, go for no sugar and moderate portions. This is not life changing for me so I indeed prefer people who will benefit way more from it to go first.

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anthk ◴[26 Aug 25 20:47 UTC] No.45032119[source]▶
That's funny because Ozempic can blind you.
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1. tptacek ◴[26 Aug 25 20:55 UTC] No.45032213[source]▶
Super uncertain, and, if the effect exists, it's tiny --- huge numbers of people have been taking these drugs for many years. Meanwhile, we know with certainty that T2D can blind you, and we know mechanistically why that happens. If you're at T2D risk, NAION would be a really dumb reason to avoid GLP-1s.