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You just know that once these work, some narcissistic billionaire is going to create a whole ton of offspring using this.[1] [1] https://www.irishtimes.com/lif
by bhouston 3y ago
You just know that once these work, some narcissistic billionaire is going to create a whole ton of offspring using this.[1]
[1] https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/how-jeffrey-epstein-planned-to-impregnate-20-women-at-a-time-1.3978469 https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/how-jeffrey...
- wmf 3y agoWhat if surrogacy is cheaper and more reliable than sci-fi. (This also applies to human cloning.)
- bhouston 3y agoSurrogacy for now is cheaper. Generally the trend with automation across many industries is that it becomes cheaper in the long run with more predictable/controlled results. At some point in the future, it will probably seem quaint and sort of primitive to grow humans inside of other humans - as well as rely upon random sperm and ovum selection. Why live with the inconvenience and increased risk when there are safer and easier ways to do it with more predictable results.
- ausbah 3y agofunnily enough there’s a new upcoming movie that tackles just that, how wanting a natural birth is “backwards” https://m.imdb.com/title/tt15768848/#:~:text=The%20Pod%20Generation%20(2023)%20is,create%20an%20unforgettable%20cinematic%20experience https://m.imdb.com/title/tt15768848/#:~:text=The%20Pod%20Gen....
- bhouston 3y agoNeat. In fairness, Brave New World also did it back in 1931: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World. None of this is new ideas just that technology is catching up to science fiction.