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[-] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago

Eugenics sounds really cool. Not the mandatory sterilisation style, but breeding superhumans? Don't pretend that wouldn't be cool.

[-] PurpleTentacle@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago

The problem is, you and me wouldn't be superhuman. Being a broken-ass, second-rate, classic-style human in a world of superhumans would absolutely not be cool.

[-] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

I already feel that way, but yeah I'm sure it would go terribly wrong.

[-] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago

Not if we are breeding super humans for meat

[-] masquenox@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I can absolutely guarantee you that it would be the (supposedly) "superhumans" who would turn out second-rate... have you seen what eugenics have done to dogs lately?

[-] KingBread@reddthat.com 6 points 1 year ago

Personally, with the advent of gene editing I think breeding "superhumans" will inevitably become the way of the future.

It will likely only be available to those who can afford it and will create an even deeper rift between the "haves" and "have nots" than is already in place.

CRISPR is a really recent development, and I don't think people truly realize how earth-shattering this new technology will be. Natural evolution is dead for all intents and purposes and we stand at the brink of a new era where the reigns to our own evolution have been thrust directly in our hands. Shit's gonna be wild.

[-] TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

One thing that makes me think otherwise is how amazingly inexpensive CRISPR is! You can get hold of some for about $150 and do your own eugenics at home! And it isn't that difficult to learn to do either. Shit, all three of my kids are basically little Bashirs... but don't tell the government that!

[-] perviouslyiner@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

The counter argument to that would be "why not just fund better schools?" We absolutely know how to make the population more intelligent, and it's a bit weird that countries like UK and US are actively doing the opposite.

[-] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

I'm talking about big fucking übermenschen with two hearts, don't misrepresent me. Who needs book smarts when you've got kangaroo tendons?

[-] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

but then we get a gattaca situation down the line

[-] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Of course in reality, if you don't save anything for the swim back you just drown. You really must save some for the swim back.

[-] masquenox@lemmy.ml -3 points 1 year ago

"Superhuman" at what? I can't think of anything dumber than trying to breed "desirable" traits into humans - for every "desirable trait" you put in you are ignoring a plethora of traits that allowed our asses to survive for the last 2 million years.

[-] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I don't know, the more arbitrary the better. Foot hands, maybe.

[-] TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Or sausage fingers?

this post was submitted on 11 Aug 2023
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