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I could get my body to lose weight by changing certain foods that I eat, or by using a pill that blocks certain nutrients.
Say a woman takes a pill that interrupts her natural reproductive cycles and renders herself temporarily barren. I'd call that biohacking.
So perhaps we MUST consider INTENTION in our definition of hacking.
Yes. Hacking is a social action, not a technical one. It is at it's core a rejection of perceived unjust authority, and taking action to subvert that authority. It's pretty jewish in that way.
You are framing this article as man vs. machine, and then saying the machine was not hacked. I'm framing it as man vs. man, and saying the design was hacked.
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Yes, the example of the birth control is a very interesting one. It will give me something to think about.
But, given this revised description of hacking as a response to unjust authority, are you indicating the authority is God?
The authority is quite simple in the case of technology, because someone always owns it. But with "bio"hacking or "life hacks", where is the malevolence or the revolution? Against whom I should say....or is the uprising simply against the constraints of reality herself, or the demiurge.
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[–] Seventh_Jim 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Not everyone is an atheist. I absolutely can.
Say a woman takes a pill that interrupts her natural reproductive cycles and renders herself temporarily barren. I'd call that biohacking.
Yes. Hacking is a social action, not a technical one. It is at it's core a rejection of perceived unjust authority, and taking action to subvert that authority. It's pretty jewish in that way.
You are framing this article as man vs. machine, and then saying the machine was not hacked. I'm framing it as man vs. man, and saying the design was hacked.
[–] chirogonemd 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Yes, the example of the birth control is a very interesting one. It will give me something to think about.
But, given this revised description of hacking as a response to unjust authority, are you indicating the authority is God?
The authority is quite simple in the case of technology, because someone always owns it. But with "bio"hacking or "life hacks", where is the malevolence or the revolution? Against whom I should say....or is the uprising simply against the constraints of reality herself, or the demiurge.
You weren't kidding. It's incredibly Jewish.