By definition, these bio hackers will come up with things that are literally life changing. The modern computing era started out with hobbyists, Bill Gates and

By definition, these bio hackers will come up with things that are literally life changing. The modern computing era started out with hobbyists, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs some of the most famous examples. This started less than four decades ago, now look where we are. Imagine if we had to wait for large corporations or governments to repeatedly try out new ideas and see what succeeded or failed. Democratizing technology poses risks as you mention, but also offers great potential for innovation. I hope the upsides of this new era outweigh the bad.