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> But what if precision medicine leads to negative psychological outcomes, including worry, loss of control, or worse? Hey, do I get depressed because I planne
by jimmies 9y ago
> But what if precision medicine leads to negative psychological outcomes, including worry, loss of control, or worse?
Hey, do I get depressed because I planned a picnic with my friends tomorrow and today the weatherman tells me it's going to rain? Would I be worse off if I know there is a high chance of rain on my wedding which is planned next week? Would I rather want to know whether it's going to rain tomorrow so I know to prepare an umbrella, or I'd rather start every day as a complete surprise? Maybe you like it to be a complete surprise, I think I and most people would rather know. You can choose to start every day as a complete surprise and not listen to the weatherman -- sure -- but that's probably not a popular choice.
Other than that, it is a very big win to know personal genetics to me. With personal genetics, I know the weakness of mine that I wasn't aware before. For example, I know I have a higher chance of depending on drugs, so I don't touch the hard ones. I don't take pain medication unless I can't bear it.
I wrote about it a couple of days ago here, and I offer you a different perspective. http://www.tnhh.net/posts/personal-genetics-and-me.html http://www.tnhh.net/posts/personal-genetics-and-me.html