I used to believe a few years ago that a device was (or would have become) implanted in my body; or even worse, I also considered communication by other means.

If one feared physical harm (as through the microship), then one might in the near future grow suspicious of the harmful mechanism and lose the fear. Since time had shown no harmful change, then why would one care about "the" microship?

If one feared "eavesdropping" (as through the microship) and the external world had not become affected by what one believed, then again why bother?

Back then, I feared all my thoughts and feelings would become disclosed (through an unusual means, as the microship): today it don't matter, really... Not sure why though...