Inflation? RAM prices? Fuhgeddaboudit.
The Six Million Dollar Man would probably be less impressive if he were built in 2026.
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AbouBenAdhem 37 points 3 days ago
“All I got is one subcutaneous memory chip with a site license for Autodesk?”
borkborkbork 3 points 3 days ago
HIRED!
sylver_dragon 19 points 3 days ago
The real bitch is the $100k a month subscription fees and required internet connection. If he loses signal, his kidney shuts down.
Cerothen 7 points 3 days ago
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Check out this black mirror episode.
sylver_dragon 1 point 2 days ago
Ya. It's not really a new idea:
possiblylinux127 1 point 2 days ago
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tunetardis 15 points 3 days ago
$6 million would be his annual subscription with tons of vendor lock-in. He could maybe save a bit if he agreed to ads on the bionic eye?
AllNewTypeFace 9 points 3 days ago
A modern dystopian version would involve him having incurred the six million dollar debt for the costs of rebuilding him, with each episode being him taking on some kind of risky job to help pay part of it off. The finale would reveal that the sinister megacorp has no intention of letting him walk away with his bionics debt-free and set up the classic sort of action-movie confrontation
forkDestroyer 7 points 3 days ago
Six million medical debt? In 2026? That's like, four aspirin and an overnight stay.
rabidhamster 2 points 2 days ago
Kinda where the Venture Bros went with their 6 Million Dollar Man spoof.
That's what everyone was meant to think, though I was barely alive after my test ship broke up, but the army saved me. They spent six million dollars to give me all new bionic parts. Made me stronger, better, faster than I was. Then you know what they did? They put me to work! They expected me to pay it all back! Do you have any idea how long six million bucks takes to pay off on a government salary!?
Frenchgeek 1 point 3 days ago
End of support for his various prosthetics, he needs six millions more for the various upgrades.
HeartyOfGlass 9 points 3 days ago
Twist - he's just a normal American guy with some life-threatening & rare disease trying to get treatment.
the_riviera_kid 8 points 3 days ago
My dad had an insulin pump and a pace maker, after those hospital bills he was the million dollar man.
SharkAttak 5 points 3 days ago
LOL what RAM? He would just be a dude with a hip bone prosthesis and all his teeth replaced.
agamemnonymous 2 points 2 days ago
I dunno, prosthetics have only gotten cheaper and more advanced. $6M still buys some pretty top shelf tech.
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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
Rules
- All posts must be showerthoughts
- The entire showerthought must be in the title
- No politics
- If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
- A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
- Posts must be original/unique
- Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS
If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.
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