For context, I work in biotech. I’ve worked with animal subjects and human volunteers, and participated in the internal review process. I’m grateful for the guiderails that protect human subjects, and hope they hold up. Because as your comment points out, humans with disabled are in a very vulnerable position. If project managers lack concern and their consent is their only protection, human subjects will have no guarantees to that the procedures are safe. These expert reviewers and regulators are the only reason this article is about monkeys and not first round human subjects.
Oh my God! He’s forcing disabled people to undego his experiments?!
Oh wait, what’s that? They’re all volunteers? They’re all willing to go through with it despite all the risks? Oh, and what else is that? The decision to move forward with human trials comes from the experts running just Elon himself? Well golly, that sure throws a wrench in my worldview. Guess I’ll just ignore all that in favor of keeping my hate boner directed at a single billionaire.
andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
kewjo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
volunteers on false promises will become victims. let Elon get it first if he really believes in it, just like the ocean gate CEO believed in his submarine.