It's possible! We do know about a number of societies that perished because their conservatism got them out-competed. That sort of competition hasn't gone away

It's possible! We do know about a number of societies that perished because their conservatism got them out-competed. That sort of competition hasn't gone away. The world of people capable of using CRISPR isn't going all agree to a cartel-type pact to never do certain things. There's too many people and the bar is too low.