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Neither. I just thought it opens an interesting question: What happens in the long run if some parts of the world embrace eugenics and gene therapy (in whatever

Neither. I just thought it opens an interesting question: What happens in the long run if some parts of the world embrace eugenics and gene therapy (in whatever form), while others do not, e.g. under ethical grounds or simply different priorities.

mrexroad 5y ago
Space Seed and then, later, The Wrath of Khan.
Teever 5y ago
Further class segmentation and ultimately speciation once populations have grown so far apart that they can no longer procreate. I can't recall the title of an Australian gov't commissioned paper on the subject but this was ultimately the conclusion. The paper also pointed out that domestic attempts to regulate these acts would ultimately be futile because people were already traveling abroad (specifically Italy) to seek out reproductive/eugenic services that were not legal in Australia.
ben_w 5y ago
My expectation would be a similar result in humans to what we observe in all the non-humans we’ve been selectively breeding for eons. Vulnerable monocultures; hyper-optimisation for a specific trait (or many breeds each optimised for a different trait); morphology significantly different to the wild form, with fashion preferences leading to fundamental health issues that can only be fixed by altering the fashion (GSD hip dysplasia, pug squashed noses).
- Brian_K_White 5y ago
  Slaves that claim to like their slavery. People who have to buy RoundUp from Monsanto to keep breathing or to have kids etc. There is no limit to how bad this could go. And like pretty much any knowledge or technique, it will be developed and used, and so the only ways to head off the horror outcome is a combination of arbitrary legal declarations to just make some things illegal or at least pointless (not profitable), and open source, putting the same powers in the hands of individuals.

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Neither. I just thought it opens an interesting question: What happens in the long run if some parts of the world embrace eugenics and gene therapy (in whatever

by AlexAltea 5y ago

mrexroad 5y ago
Space Seed and then, later, The Wrath of Khan.
Teever 5y ago
Further class segmentation and ultimately speciation once populations have grown so far apart that they can no longer procreate. I can't recall the title of an Australian gov't commissioned paper on the subject but this was ultimately the conclusion. The paper also pointed out that domestic attempts to regulate these acts would ultimately be futile because people were already traveling abroad (specifically Italy) to seek out reproductive/eugenic services that were not legal in Australia.
ben_w 5y ago
My expectation would be a similar result in humans to what we observe in all the non-humans we’ve been selectively breeding for eons. Vulnerable monocultures; hyper-optimisation for a specific trait (or many breeds each optimised for a different trait); morphology significantly different to the wild form, with fashion preferences leading to fundamental health issues that can only be fixed by altering the fashion (GSD hip dysplasia, pug squashed noses).
- Brian_K_White 5y ago
  Slaves that claim to like their slavery. People who have to buy RoundUp from Monsanto to keep breathing or to have kids etc. There is no limit to how bad this could go. And like pretty much any knowledge or technique, it will be developed and used, and so the only ways to head off the horror outcome is a combination of arbitrary legal declarations to just make some things illegal or at least pointless (not profitable), and open source, putting the same powers in the hands of individuals.