The brain chip is just one more interface. I feel the need to remind the younglings that in the time before the internet we talked a lot and talked about whatever we wanted to. Moderation was done by the speaker himself by knowing people. Imagine that! It sometimes got emotional or violent but that is an important part of communication. Looking at your watch was somewhat of an insult as if the other failed to be interesting enough. Today no one is interesting enough to talk in long form, few remember how

Now imagine direct thought moderation. After all, thoughts belong to people? I thought it first? You can't just... It is clear we should control your thoughts. We can't just have you think random things. It would be like like TikTok! Or like reading books!Terrifying!

We are quite used to the man behind the curtain deciding everything for us. At what point would the deal get to absurd I wonder? Would 1984 eventually become a really boring book? Would it exist at all? Would people save up social credits to read it?

Other civilizations must have tried all possible variations with rather predictable results. To a free mind I mean.

Or are we already puppets on a string? How much am I boring you with this? Should I be allowed?