Well said. I actually agree with you, apart from the semantics of "dystopia".
And you're totally right that we as members of society don't really have much choice but to either go all-in or off the grid. The all-or-nothing starkness is good for nobody but the monopolists.
> A BCI technology developed in the pubblic interest will be a game changer, but I simply don't see that.
This seems to be the faustian bargain of capitalism. We get technological progress at exponential rates, and then the first purpose ends up to be selling ads.
And you're totally right that we as members of society don't really have much choice but to either go all-in or off the grid. The all-or-nothing starkness is good for nobody but the monopolists.
> A BCI technology developed in the pubblic interest will be a game changer, but I simply don't see that.
This seems to be the faustian bargain of capitalism. We get technological progress at exponential rates, and then the first purpose ends up to be selling ads.