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Regardless of the origin this is a terrible outcome to live with. If it is being used as an offensive weapon it is truly diabolical. In many ways it is much worse than simply killing somebody. Not only have they degraded the performance of an operative they are also causing us to consume resources on medical treatment. There is also the mental and psychological terror of knowing you may be next.

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It's the US medical complex that makes medical expenses even a remote concern. For other first world nations, the medical costs would be a drop in the bucket.

That said, even for America the costs would fade away into the intense military spending budget if they were willing to spend it.

If neural interfacing technology (such as neuralink) becomes mainstream and widespread, let's hope they are properly grounded and tuned else you will be walking with a timebomb in your head.

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