I deleted my eugenics tweet, not because I don't stand behind it but because I think my phrasing was unclear. So a thread to clarify exactly what I mean:
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I used the term 'eugenics' which I understood to be an umbrella term for everything regarding "changing the genetics of human beings" (based on the dictionary/wikipedia), but it seems people associate the word with the use of force and only bad things, which I do not stand by.
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Just for the record, "free gene modification to end terrible genetic diseases in fetuses" is *not* was what the term "Eugenics" has historically meant.
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Historically isn't it for good things? GM crops are a result of direct gene modification and is incredibly good, even selective breeding of vegetables is incredibly good. Natural bananas looked like this:pic.twitter.com/d4hZJ7xijC
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Banana genome: 600MB Banana environment: controlled Human genome: 3.3GB Human environment: literally constantly introducing new complicating factors

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