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by ftxrcc 3142 days ago
I heavily disagree with this decision from the US gov't. It's incredibly arrogant and selfish for a species to try and modify nature for an evolutionary advantage.
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This is not a genetic modification of the mosquitoes, thus I don't see it as "modification of nature".

We use bleach to kill bacteria, insecticides to reduce insect populations, condoms to negate the course of insemination, and breed animals and plants to have specific properties they might not otherwise acquire for our sustenance (cow, pig, chicken). Do you not consider these processes the same? If so, do you disagree with these, also? If these are not comparable, why are these different?

This is happening inside cities though. I'll take some arrogance and selfishness to reduce the incidence of dengue.
“Modifying nature” is the evolutionary advantage that has allowed the human species to develop.

Drawing a line in the sand seems impossible given our footprint on the globe. Instead, some educated analysis of the benefits and consequences of our decisions seems like the best we can do.

Do you suspect that isn’t being done here?

I hope you hate roads, cities, houses, domesticated animals, farming, etc.