When the very first cars were built, only the rich could afford it, but now a large part of the population (in developed countries) has one or more.

What do you think will be such an evolution in the future?

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Wait, rich people are doing that already? Seriously?

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Not quite yet, but it looks to be on the near horizon

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Sounds straight out of hollywood

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Lots of stuff we take for granted today was straight out of Hollywood 20 years ago :D

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A friend’s uncle paid to travel to an elite American hospital to get stem cell therapy instead of a knee replacement. While he did pay for the flight and the living expenses, he did not pay for the treatment because it was experimental. So yeah, it does cost a lot, but not because of the treatment itself. Of course, this coukd change when patents are applied and capitalism takes over the therapy.

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I wonder if patents have already been applied to the nanorobots use for treating diseases

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