I think I would only go as far as I can understand the tech myself since it would make me open to a lot of new vulnerabilities (hacking, warranty issues…) and depending on how invasive the procedure is. My eyes are fine and my body is too for the moment so I would probably start augmenting at an older age. But if we enter an age of cognitive augmentations I would definitely start there since if you wouldn’t “keep up” you would be left behind. Imagine how people with faster computation times would live in this world compared to others (silicon VS flesh) I believe it would be similar to high frequency trading where every second counts but just implicating all aspects of life…
Glad you mentioned the hardening aspect, because that’s definitely something I would have to consider. My adoption of cyberware is based on the assumption that the systems have been hardened against run-of-the-mill hacking (although probably not immune to Netrunners), and they would have to be something that doesn’t require a warranty or ongoing “rental” fee. There would always be updates and new versions of course, but the original systems should work at the installed level until they are damaged or their owner dies. A “Repo Men” timeline (where organs are repossessed if you can’t pay for them) would make me very reticent to do cyberware.
I think I would only go as far as I can understand the tech myself since it would make me open to a lot of new vulnerabilities (hacking, warranty issues…) and depending on how invasive the procedure is. My eyes are fine and my body is too for the moment so I would probably start augmenting at an older age. But if we enter an age of cognitive augmentations I would definitely start there since if you wouldn’t “keep up” you would be left behind. Imagine how people with faster computation times would live in this world compared to others (silicon VS flesh) I believe it would be similar to high frequency trading where every second counts but just implicating all aspects of life…
Glad you mentioned the hardening aspect, because that’s definitely something I would have to consider. My adoption of cyberware is based on the assumption that the systems have been hardened against run-of-the-mill hacking (although probably not immune to Netrunners), and they would have to be something that doesn’t require a warranty or ongoing “rental” fee. There would always be updates and new versions of course, but the original systems should work at the installed level until they are damaged or their owner dies. A “Repo Men” timeline (where organs are repossessed if you can’t pay for them) would make me very reticent to do cyberware.