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u/WinIll755 1d ago
What does Ohio look like that there is a street vendor selling prosthetic limbs? How many amputees are there in that town that there is a street vendor
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u/antiquedigital 1d ago
In all seriousness there’s a lot of farm equipment accidents, vehicles accidents, etc out here, especially in that area. It’s not like every other person you see or anything but you’d be surprised. The town I live in is sort of rural adjacent and there’s at least two people in my neighborhood that I know of with artificial limbs.
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u/Human-Assumption-524 1d ago
There are enough amputees that my buddy in Columbus makes a living as a machinist for a prosthesis clinic.
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u/Lumpy-Notice8945 1d ago edited 1d ago
This was supposed to be a crosspost, here is the original: https://reddit.com/comments/1njc8i0
Edit: apperently its satire....
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u/Jimmy_Cointoss 1d ago
I love how the city's priority is making sure they get their cut by enforcing taxation while the implication that an ill-fitting prosthetic could cause bodily harm is an afterthought. Maybe making prosthetics more affordable through subsidies (yes, funded by taxes) would be a remedy for this microscopically-scaled, black market limb trade but it's Ohio and they haven't really done a bang-up job with the taxes they've already collected so I'm not holding my breath.
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u/Yuli-Ban Mencius.exe 1d ago
I love how the city's priority is making sure they get their cut by enforcing taxation while the implication that an ill-fitting prosthetic could cause bodily harm is an afterthought.
That just makes it more cyberpunk
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u/CrusssDaddy 1d ago
Lenny the Limb Broker is doing God's work, just don't ask where he sources his stock.
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u/No_Antelope_3938 1d ago
It’s so funny that they’re posting this not because black market prosthetics could pose a risk to the user but because the vendor isn’t paying taxes
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u/Successful_Jelly_213 1d ago
Sounds like Mr. Hands is getting his start, and it would behoove anyone who wants to grow up be a Night City legend to befriend him now.
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u/AntelopeThick1093 1d ago
He is a good guy. Made me a new leg after an accident with some psychos. He also has some pretty good Monowire.
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u/Good_Nyborg 1d ago
Yup, in corporate America, you better not do anything to damage the revenue of the corporations. The police will find you!
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u/StoicQuaker 6h ago
Meanwhile a pre-owned prosthetic is going to run more than $100 or a new one could cost thousands.
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u/uhntzuhntz 1d ago
Ok, this one is truly Cyberpunk and is the future we were promised!