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Neuralink 'Participant 1' says his life has changed

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360 points danielmorozoff | 3 comments | 24 Aug 25 09:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.705s | 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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fracus ◴[26 Aug 25 22:20 UTC] No.45033075[source]▶
From what I've read, if you are blind from birth, but visual signals were suddenly restored, your brain wouldn't know how to process them. Blind from birth = blind forever. I'm not certain though.
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asveikau ◴[27 Aug 25 00:42 UTC] No.45034124[source]▶
"Blind" has way more of a wide definition than we usually appreciate.

I volunteer at a food pantry. There is one old lady who is sometimes rude in the line, shoving through saying "move it, I'm blind!!" She sometimes informs me that produce I hand her has black spots and she doesn't want it.

I believe she may actually be legally blind.

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1. cheschire ◴[27 Aug 25 00:54 UTC] No.45034204[source]▶
Black spots often have a different feeling on produce.
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2. asveikau ◴[27 Aug 25 02:06 UTC] No.45034676[source]▶
That's a good point. I'm fairly certain that lady has said that to me before touching the food. I think some legally blind people are good with shapes and big contrasts. She may also be relying on smell and not expressing it.
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3. borski ◴[27 Aug 25 02:31 UTC] No.45034839[source]▶
If they have any sight at all, their ability to cope with that limited sight would also be greatly increased; that is, if their resolution is significantly lower, their relative contrast may be much higher, even if what the object is is much less clear, without context.