• lath@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    While eugenics might sound good on paper, they might not work that well in practice. Also on paper it is said that these genetic differences that often show up as disabilities are a natural barrier against super plagues that might wipe us all out in one go.

    Fine tuning ourselves into more perfect, single characteristic beings would actually make us far more vulnerable to extinction.