There are a lot more problems in trying to create the infrastructure to enforce sanctioned uses of any readily accessible technology than there is in the use of said tool. The people who want to do the most harm inevitability wind up in the oversight position, while society tends to create enforcement mechanisms at a social, interpersonal level organically already.
Comment on First-In-Human Trial Of CRISPR Gene-Editing Therapy Safely Lowered Cholesterol, Triglycerides
FerretyFever0@fedia.io 3 days agoShit's going to get pretty weird imo. Hopefully it isn't used for eugenics purposes (it probably will be, let's be honest). I don't think that people should be able to change so many things that they become unrecognizable, but I can understand changing a few things per person, voluntarily, obviously.
black_flag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Beacon@fedia.io 3 days ago
I believe in bodily autonomy. People should be able to do whatever they want to their own body.
FerretyFever0@fedia.io 3 days ago
Allowed, sure, just don't think it's a good idea to completely change who you are. I want humans to be recognizable as such. I'm more worried about what parents will be doing to their children, that's where the eugenics shit becomes a problem. Getting rid of "undesirable" traits and whatnot.
bobzer@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Some people are way too attached to their disabilities.
FerretyFever0@fedia.io 3 days ago
Would you prefer that autistics and those with down syndrome cease to exist?