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submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

America will completely fail to regulate this as it always does. Soon enough advertisers and credit agencies will be reading your thoughts.

Why? Because it’s a gold mine for some individuals willing to throw $5000 at a few dozen politicians reelection campaigns. Public interest be damned.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

I thought they were $10,000

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Foil Hat Club FTW!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Naah just capitalism. To America, money is the meaning of life. More money trumps everything.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't think they were calling the other user a tinfoil-hat wearer.

I think they were (joking) suggesting it as a solution to the problem of advertisers reading out brainwaves.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Aha... Didn't get that. Thanks. :)