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by rtkwe 2320 days ago
> What do the Sleepless, who didn't choose their condition, owe to those without their advantages?

I think this is where a lot of discussions about injustices in the world get wrapped up, people feel like because they have/had no choice on the creation of the state of things they're blameless and therefore any adjustments to correct things are unjust. I've come around to the position that it doesn't particular how someone got there what matters is that things are imbalanced and not addressing it will just entrench and prolong the issue.

> And what are the ethics of choosing to have a child with or without those benefits, since the choice can't ever be made with their consent?

That's the thorny ethical issue at the heart of any kind of generic manipulation along with the immediate have/have-not split it sets up.