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by syn_rst 3151 days ago
Not quite. The societal acceptance of discrimination based on genome is missing, and that was a big part of Gattaca's impact.

Unless that becomes a possibility, I'm happy that we can cut down on the randomness of the genetic lottery.

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One worry is that discrimination would come naturally with the next generation. A majority would never vote itself as second class citizens - but if traditional people weren't the majority then it's a possibility.