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I'm baffled why anyone would believe that bioterrorism isn't a possible threat. I'm also baffled why anyone would fail to understand that the practice of medic
by TheOtherHobbes 5y ago
I'm baffled why anyone would believe that bioterrorism isn't a possible threat.
I'm also baffled why anyone would fail to understand that the practice of medicine is protected. And that vaccines require mass testing before certification and public release. Because every genome is different and it's not just about the fact that you rolled the dice on a new treatment and personally got lucky.
And that people who don't have PhDs - and many who do - can easily fuck up something as powerful as gene editing in countless ways, with fatal or life changing consequences for themselves and others.
Given the very poor reliability of software hacking, "biohacking" is insane, by definition.
When you have a population taking horse dewormer to treat Covid, handing out biohacking tools is like taping razor blades to the limbs of people who haven't learned how to walk without falling over just because some of them want to try something a bit different.
This isn't about "censorship" or victimisation, it's about common sense and the precautionary principle.
- concordDance 5y agoI guess it depends whether you think we should let adults to risky things. Most libertarians believe that we should let people do what they like provided they don't harm others, which includes experimenting on their bodies to change their gut flora or genes. I say let people have their freedom, even if they use it in risky ways you find stupid, whether that's skydiving or anal sex or changing their genes.