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U.S. Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend as part of a broader purge of the federal workforce, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.

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[–] RangerJosey@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's a cool idea. I just don't trust that nazi fuck enough to let him fuck with my brain. And neither should you. If you gotta. Wait for a reputable company with a proven track record.

I was born flat footed. If I could afford to have my fucked up organic legs replaced with some chrome ones I'd do it.

[–] BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 months ago

Neuralink: Sorry, best i can do is a RoboCop body.

http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/2011/05/robocop.gif

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Haha look at this peon who thinks it will be a choce they get to make.

[–] MoonMelon@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

I bet he can't wait to Mengele this horrific techno garbage into some poor people at the concentration camp in Cuba.

[–] meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So Musk's purge hits the FDA reviewers greenlighting his brain jack—shocking. Regulatory capture isn't even clandestine anymore when you can just fire the oversight. Democracy's corpse twitches as billionaires turn public institutions into corporate fiefdoms.

Neuralink's trials now sprint through ethical quicksand with fewer watchdogs. Probationary staff axed—conveniently those without union shields. Performance issues? Please. They aced reviews weeks prior. This isn't governance; it's a Musk-hosted demolition derby where safety protocols are the first casualty.

The future's bright: a privatized FDA rubber-stamping shareholder whims while paralyzed patients beta-test half-baked neurotech. But hey, at least the stock ticker will look fabulous.

[–] Dnb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

Don't worry they'll work out most of the kinks testing "volunteers" at gitmo

[–] JWBananas@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago
[–] Nougat@fedia.io 1 points 10 months ago

Who's got zombie apocalypse on their 2025 bingo card?