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Or, in the juice-flecked hyperbole of Enhanced Games copywriters, “We are pioneering a new era in athletic competition that embraces scientific advancements to push the boundaries of human performance.”

Despite the technological advancement, Toothless’ velocity is less convincing than “The NeverEnding Story’s” Falkor the Luck Dragon over four decades ago.

Some argue Socrates was right and the trend is escalating: with each major technological advancement, we increasingly rely on tools outside of ourselves to perform tasks we once accomplished in-house.

And this is without any mention of the more recent and specific concerns like the rising gig economy or the effects of technological advancements.

"But, medical advancements, people living and working longer, as well as living further away from their parents, has caused a kind of perfect storm - a societal shift," she says.