Used here as the host's concrete example of augmentation technology whose benefits can quietly turn into user dependence.
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exoskeletons
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...you know, part of the matrix. Have you ever used the exoskeletons?"
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The host argues that assistive technologies like exoskeletons create dependence by making users feel sharply diminished when the augmentation is removed, and he extends that logic to brain-interface systems.
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"...you know, part of the matrix. Have you ever used the exoskeletons?"
"I don't touch the stuff. I stay away from the stuff. I tested one on the channel and it's, you can walk with this..."
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Jiang's through-line is that a declining empire does not retreat cleanly.
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