"Michael Straight, a former jockey paralyzed from the waist down, was left unable to walk for two months after the company behind his $100,000 exoskeleton refused to fix a battery issue. "

“I called [the company] thinking it was no big deal, yet I was told they stopped working on any machine that was 5 years or older,”

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    18 天前

    Why the fuck are they treating body part replacements like it’s a phone or another device

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      Because to them, it is no different. They aren’t making money off what they have deemed ‘out of production’ equipment, so the search for endless profits means they need a ‘new’ machine to be bought at a frequent pace.

      It’s about profits, not people. Bottom line rather then bottomless life.

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    “Sorry, we can’t work on your machine unless your story goes viral. Just policy, you understand.”