I’m sorry, PKD? Are you referring to Philip K. Dick? The scifi author? The characters in a work of fiction do not count as evidence of anything. Please explain why you think someone who seeks to integrate technology with themselves as violent. There are plenty of cyborgs that already exist, cochlear implants, artificial organs, and prosthetics are all examples of people who make up for their disabilities or injuries by integrating technology with their bodies. You can’t possibly tell me that they’re all violent.
I’m against consensual surveillance as much as the next internet denizen, but augmented reality headsets aren’t a big deal. At least no more than smartphones already are. In the case of surveillance, the problem isn’t the technology, it’s the institutions funded by our own taxes that are invading our technology in the name of the national security.
