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by yieldcrv 1181 days ago
Octopi die at around 3 years old (1 - 5 years) from a mutation that closes their digestive tract upon sexual maturity, genetic ailments that occur after reproduction do not get weeded out

A genetically modified octupi that lived far longer may well become something we would have to coexist and collaborate with. Right now we’re just taking advantage of children, who may be far more intelligent than our own children.