But that is augments for the physical abilities of the body.

The most potent augment we have, is that which augment our minds; Computers.

As a professional programmer, I'm in the business of instructing computers in what to do. I'm in the business of designing how the computers augment humans.

If I at any point do that without consideration of the humans I'm augmenting and _the humanity_ I'm augmenting, I've failed in my moral responsibility to do good.

@funnypanja It's either a cyborg attracted to "both" (i.e. all) genders,

OR

it's a cyborg attracted to both humans and machines.

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Or both. Both is good.

@zatnosk aren't cyborg part human, instead of being a interely different category?

@funnypanja True. But if we compare to gender*, then being a cyborg could be considered parallel to being non-binary - just in relation to the false binary of "man vs machine".

(* gender is, IMO, similarly hard to define as humanity. "What defines being human?" is essentially the same question as "What defines being [insert gender]?".)

@ckeen True. I sometimes augment my body to communicate soundlessly with my partner so our toddler in the room with us can't hear our words.

@zatnosk but when you close your eyes, are they really augmenting you? Since they only change your experience when your eyes are open.

@funnypanja they still affect me with my eyes closed, although that is mostly unintended side-effects. It's mostly noticeable if I fall asleep with my one-day lenses in; my eyes dry out, starts hurting and need to relax without lenses for a while.

@kirjis yeah, you're connected just a bit more "intimately" than just a foot pushing a pedal.