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Let's say I'm from the government, and I'm here to help. What would you have me do about any of these vast implications?
by hotpotamus 4y ago
Let's say I'm from the government, and I'm here to help. What would you have me do about any of these vast implications?
- lern_too_spel 4y agoYou've asked a key question. Whether it came from the lab or a wet market, it is China's fuckup. We in other countries can at best punish them for that fuckup regardless of origin, but we have no control over their labs or their wet markets. That is China's problem to deal with. As scientists, on the other hand, we like to understand things whether or not there is practical benefit.
- Ekaros 4y agoAre we sure it was not actually done by some other country like USA for example?
- rasz 4y agoWhich government? Chinese? you already burned all the WIV records so all is good. US one - jail all the people in chain that led to financing GOF research in China.
- abracadaniel 4y agoIf an adversarial government is conducting potentially dangerous research, would you not want to find a way to get your people in the room while they do it? And how would you convince them it was worth letting your people in to observe? There were Americans in the lab until funding for pandemic preparedness was pulled. The fact that we could have had eye witnesses accounts, but for a short sighted repealing of funding is inexcusable.
- rasz 4y agoImagine Civilization trade meme screen: + You receive intelligence on foe biolab. - You kill 7 million people and cause global recession.