The first one is only a metaphor—it’s not possible now, and we don’t know if it ever will be (because we don’t know how to scan a being in enough detail to recreate it well enough).
The second one is WAY TOO limited. If you put a radio anywhere near your head, or really any other-controlled media, you can be programmed. By trivial extension, you have been programmed. Get used to it.
The first one is only a metaphor—it’s not possible now, and we don’t know if it ever will be (because we don’t know how to scan a being in enough detail to recreate it well enough).
The second one is WAY TOO limited. If you put a radio anywhere near your head, or really any other-controlled media, you can be programmed. By trivial extension, you have been programmed. Get used to it.