How far are we from a world where you can watch—or rather, experience—Neuralink livestreams?
Imagine millions of people tuning in daily to watch Elon Musk’s daily livestream, not just seeing his life but experiencing his unfiltered thoughts in real time.
Of course, there is a massive caveat to this literal thought experiment—that consciousness is sufficiently materialistic to be captured and shared. But if that assumption holds, the implications are fascinating.
Merging minds: the ultimate content
What if you could temporarily merge your Neuralink feed with someone else’s?
Want to experience Seth MacFarlane’s inner commentary while he watches reality TV? You could.
Want to feel the flow state of a grandmaster chess player, the adrenaline of an F1 driver, or the intuitive leaps of a theoretical physicist? Just subscribe.
The possibilities are endless. And I struggle to think of a more addicting form of content.
This would be the logical extension—perhaps even the end limit—of our obsession with watching other people’s lives.
Longtail humans
- The most interesting person in the world is probably not famous.
- In a world where minds could be livestreamed, who would emerge?
- How fast would an unknown Naval Ravikant go viral by simply streaming his meditation?
The appeal wouldn’t be just what someone does—but how they think, how they feel, and how they perceive the world.
It would be an entirely new dimension of human connection and entertainment. And perhaps, once we start experiencing minds other than our own, we’d fundamentally change our understanding of what it means to be human.