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 1 month 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 1 month ago
Beacon@fedia.io 1 month ago
I believe in bodily autonomy. People should be able to do whatever they want to their own body.
FerretyFever0@fedia.io 1 month 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 1 month ago
Some people are way too attached to their disabilities.
FerretyFever0@fedia.io 1 month ago
Would you prefer that autistics and those with down syndrome cease to exist?