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I like to hope, if I am ever afflicted by a virus; the inevitable distress of "A virus? woe is me" will be tempered by the pithy thought, "A virus whence is me"

I like to hope, if I am ever afflicted by a virus; the inevitable distress of "A virus? woe is me" will be tempered by the pithy thought, "A virus whence is me".

buran77 6y ago
Unfortunately trying to get something useful from a viral infection is almost like trying to get bitten by a radioactive spider in order to get superpowers. The problem is that as useful as those new "features" may be, they always need many generations and many more mutations to be integrated and turn into something practically useful. In the meantime you would at best have to live with a painful spider bite and some radiation poisoning.
- hypertele-Xii 6y ago
  The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago.
  - simonh 6y ago
    The second best time is now :)
  - xattt 6y ago
    The best time to get retroviral gene integration is hundreds of millions of years ago.
    - dmos62 6y ago
      Best time to get in trouble is when you're already out of it.
- lundswe 6y ago
  We have to hope for a real vaccine offer and behave responsibly. Not hoping to be in a distopic yet magic world.