CRISPR and other tools aren’t science fiction anymore. If the wealthy get there first, what happens to everyone else?

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Okay, but the moral of the story was that “superior” people weren’t actually superior. They were just racist.

    The protagonist outwits and outperforms them all.

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      10 months ago

      In some cases there were absolute superior though. Like the pianist with 12 fingers.

      The actual moral of the story was that it’s not worth it. Being a bit better at some random shit like swimming, playing piano or piloting a rocket is not good enough to sacrifice the rest.

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        10 months ago

        Like the pianist with 12 fingers.

        Having twelve fingers isn’t what makes you good at playing the piano.

        Being a bit better at some random shit like swimming, playing piano or piloting a rocket is not good enough to sacrifice the rest.

        There’s an underlying question in the story that amounts to “if you’ve made Earth such a great place, why is everyone trying to leave?”

        The plan to colonize Titan is, at its root, a eugenics fantasy.