Cyborgs are usually depicted as human-machine hybrids in popular fiction.
Theyll either be robots with human brains or people whove had some of their limbs replaced with machine parts.
But, lets be honest: those are your grandparents cyborgs.
In the modern world, the idea ofputting a computer chip in your brainisnt far-fetched at all.
And robotic limbs arequickly becoming a reality.
But neither of these cybernetic solutions are intended to augment healthy people.
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Arguably, homo-sapiens are a critically endangered species.
Most humans interface with the internet via smart phones or computers on a daily basis.
Eventually, nearly every person on Earth will have always-on connectivity to the internet via a personal unit.
And, when that happens, homo-sapiens will become something else.
Less traveled
Many humans are already cyborgs.
Think about it: how many phone numbers do you have memorized?
Probably not as many as you would have in the 1990s.
For most of us, this is because of weve allowed our technology to ease our mental burdens.
Why memorize phone numbers when our phones can do it for us?
Were trying to optimize the human race.
However, not everyone is a cyborg.
Homo-sapiens often choose human interaction over a Google Search because theyre genuinely curious about other peoples opinions.
But were going to go ahead and say that its already begun.
You could live a thousand lifetimes and never learn everything there is to know on the internet.
Well be always-connected, cutting-edge, and able to stay a step ahead of the unevolved homo-sapiens.
At least until the power goes out.
