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> I can imagine a future scenario where, in the interests of public health, someone figures out how to transliterate the 'too much salt' genes to 'too much suga
by crackercrews 3y ago
> I can imagine a future scenario where, in the interests of public health, someone figures out how to transliterate the 'too much salt' genes to 'too much sugar' genes.
This has already been contemplated as a way to reduce consumption of red meat. [1] Just make people allergic to it. All in the name of fighting global warming of course.
1: https://twitter.com/bitcoinorthobro/status/1407258675358715907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1407258675358715907%7Ctwgr%5Eb83a41e884b17a1323d32c7d563e428482681d1b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_ https://twitter.com/bitcoinorthobro/status/14072586753587159...
- josephcsible 3y agotl;dw: crazy person wants to intentionally give the entire human population alpha-gal syndrome.
- crackercrews 3y agoUnfortunately not just some "crazy person". He heads up the College of Global Public Health’s Center for Bioethics at New York University
- hinkley 3y agoThat’s the most PETA thing I’ve heard in about forever.