[devoply]

We need to genetically engineer all apes and monkeys towards human levels of intelligence. It's their only hope for survival and a great hope to change our politics for the better incorporating more of nature into our civilizations.

[coldtea]

Sounds more like their only hope for becoming slaves in a dystopian future human society...

[ahje]

Or they could be the ones we hand over the planet to when we leave.

[devoply]

Better a slave ape that can rebel, hello Planet of the Apes and Monkeys, than an extinct ape.

[TeMPOraL]

David Brin's Uplift saga is essentially about that. Highly recommended.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uplift_Universe

[etaioinshrdlu]

It's interesting to think that, perhaps, racism millions of years ago is why we even have distinct ape species.