A serial cheater asked Reddit users if he should be a ‘Neuralink hamster’ to rid himself of his constant need to be unfaithful to his wife. The user who goes by Electronic-Camera277 said in a Reddit post that he hopes Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip implant can cure him of his endless bouts of infidelity to save his marriage.
Although serial cheating, otherwise known as sex addiction, is considered a disease, psychologists say it is something you can overcome with therapy – meaning a brain chip implant may not be the most effective way to stay faithful to your partner.
‘Reddit is a hotbed for conversations and opinions on infidelity – it’s one of the first platforms cheaters turn to for advice but the reaction and support is mixed,’ Jessic Leoni, an infidelity expert at Illicitencounters.com, told Daily Star.
‘There’s no doubt Neuralink is some way off being a solution for serial cheating and treating addiction more generally – no matter how big Elon Musk’s claims are.’
Neuralink successfully implanted its first chip last month as part of the PRIME study which aims to allow people with quadriplegia to control devices with their thoughts like opening an app, clicking, or moving a cursor up and down.
‘The device is designed to interpret a person’s neural activity, so they can operate a computer or smartphone by simply thinking about moving – no wires or physical movement are required,’ the company said.
Yet despite all the potential capabilities the Neuralink brain chip has, curing someone’s mental health, and particularly their need for infidelity, is not one of them. The Reddit user said he’s cheated on his wife ‘more than I can count,’ and claimed he’s had therapy to treat his sex addiction, but still finds it hard to stop.
This thought process led him to research and consider alternative treatments, he said, adding: ‘I’m so desperate I’m even considering Elon Musk’s Neuralink implant to help treat addiction.’ He then asked the Reddit community: ‘Will my wife ever forgive me? Should I tell her? Should I be a Neuralink hamster/is it worth a shot?’