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by Aeolun 2770 days ago
If it does works it is entirely possible it will lead to a healthier and smarter society.

I see it mainly as an implementation problem, not necessarily objectively bad by itself.

A bit like communism :)

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> If it does works it is entirely possible it will lead to a healthier and smarter society.

Sure, and if Elon Musk invented flying hamburgers we could solve world hunger, which is just about as plausible as successfully using genetic selection to solve a non-genetic problem. The premise is false; anything that proceeds from a false premise is useless.

People always say that, but it basically means they refuse to even think about a problem because of a preconception that it is impossible.

I guess that’s basically why I often feel driven to make comments like the one I started with.