“Obviously, this latter possibility would need to be effected through an explicit arrangement and agreement between two consenting humans (and not a human animal pairing, which would seem to be highly unethical, to say the least).  But of course, beyond the interpersonal sphere, there is the societal sphere and the need of some societies to control their citizens.  BBI is essentially mind-control, and, while there are many good and even miraculous possibilities from this technology in the not-too-distant future, if it were to come under the exclusive control of an authoritarian or autocratic government, our brave new world could easily become Orwellian.”