Technology

Not too bright?

If you lost your vision, would you not consider a bionic eye if it could restore your sight? Your independence?

Have you ever seen that video of the blind child struggling to learn how to step down a curb into the road? How tense it was watching this adorable little kid struggle to navigate something that we take entirely for granted? Now imagine doing that for everything.

https://youtu.be/BsXa-mAKDVs

Learn to cook some basic meals for yourself, burn your finger every time you make a cup of coffee or tea because you put a finger in the lip to feel when it's full. (Or use the little alarm you hang over your cup that makes a terrible squeal when water hits it.)

Remember to pin socks together when you take them off so you don't lose the match in the wash and need to ask someone to help you match them.

Mark the settings on every appliance from your washer to your microwave because they all use seamless buttons and dials. Mix up your shampoo and conditioner every time you forget to put them in the same place.

Hire someone to do the most basic tasks for you because you cannot see to properly scrub surfaces or sweep and mop, you can be methodical and keep things mostly ok, but to find the bits that need a scrub?

Have to take public transport and navigate the endless construction and idiots who leave scooters and cars parked on the sidewalk.

https://www.tiktok.com/@jemmabrown8/video/7159318917033282821

A blind person is not "dull" because they took a chance to have their sight restored, rather, we are not too bright for failing to regulate these new technologies to protect those people who depend on them.

Every safety rule and regulation is written in blood. Those at the forefront of these new technologies will not regulate themselves, it is up to us to keep them in check.