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Until another regime shows up that decides to neuter or eradicate people with a specific trait.
by rixrax 8y ago
Until another regime shows up that decides to neuter or eradicate people with a specific trait.
- toomuchtodo 8y agoYou can do this already with a gene drive, no need to identify everyone with the trait.
- googlryas 8y agoIsn't this an argument against doing anything except living the life of a hermit deep in the woods? Have a drivers license? Murderous regime will know where you live and come kill you. Use the internet via an ISP? Murderous regime will know what you look at and come kill you.
- fucking_tragedy 8y agoHistory is littered with attempts at eradicating certain ethnicities and purging those deemed genetically inferior. > Use the internet via an ISP? Murderous regime will know what you look at and come kill you. This is a legitimate concern for some, hence why things like Tor exist. We don't just throw our hands up in the air and go, "What can be done?" We acknowledge that risk exists and try to mitigate it.