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Assuming we had the tech, is it okay or not okay for parents to do embryo selection to optimize for their future child's empathy and compassion? Assume by doing this their child comes out 1 full standard deviation better by this metric than they would have otherwise.

They *should* do this
28.4%
it's okay
48.2%
it's not okay
13%
it's actively horrific
10.3%

1,484 votesFinal results

Assuming we had the tech, is it okay or not okay for parents to do embryo selection to optimize for their future child's creativity and originality? Assume by doing this their child comes out 1 full standard deviation better by this metric than they would have otherwise.

They *should* do this
26.5%
it's okay
51%
it's not okay
12.8%
it's actively horrific
9.7%

1,413 votesFinal results

Assuming we had the tech, is it okay or not okay for parents to do embryo selection to optimize for their future child's eventual beauty/handsomeness? Assume by doing this their child comes out 1 full standard deviation better by this metric than they would have otherwise.

They *should* do this
27.6%
it's okay
46.7%
it's not okay
15.1%
it's actively horrific
10.7%

1,407 votesFinal results

Assuming we had tech, is it okay or not okay for parents to do embryo selection to optimize for their future child's neurotypicalness (no autism, adhd, etc)? Assume by doing this their child comes out 1 full standard deviation better by this metric than they would have otherwise.

They *should* do this
31.2%
it's okay
44.7%
it's not okay
12.9%
it's actively horrific
11.2%

1,390 votesFinal results

Assuming we had tech, is it okay/not okay for parents to do embryo selection to optimize for their future child's lack of genetic diseases/physical health? Assume by doing this their child comes out 1 full standard deviation better by this metric than they would have otherwise.

They *should* do this
67.8%
it's okay
21.6%
it's not okay
4%
it's actively horrific
6.5%

1,412 votesFinal results

Assuming we had the tech, is it okay or not okay for parents to do embryo selection to optimize for their future child to be hard working/conscientious? Assume by doing this their child comes out 1 full standard deviation better by this metric than they would have otherwise.

They *should* do this
23.4%
it's okay
50.9%
it's not okay
14.7%
it's actively horrific
11%

1,363 votesFinal results

Assuming we had tech, is it okay/not okay for parents to do embryo selection to optimize for their future child to be self-assured/self-prioritizing/confident? Assume by doing this the child comes out 1 full standard deviation better by this metric than they would have otherwise.

They *should* do this
20.6%
it's okay
53.7%
it's not okay
14.1%
it's actively horrific
11.6%

1,380 votesFinal results

Assuming we had tech, is it okay/not okay for parents to do embryo selection to optimize for their future child to be high openness/novelty seeking/unusual? Assume by doing this the child comes out 1 full standard deviation better by this metric than they would have otherwise.

They *should* do this
12.3%
it's okay
58.9%
it's not okay
17.5%
it's actively horrific
11.2%

1,363 votesFinal results

Assuming we had tech, is it okay/not okay for parents to do embryo selection to optimize for their future child to be autistic? Assume by doing this the child comes out 1 full standard deviation better by this metric than they would have otherwise.

They *should* do this
5.6%
it's okay
23.6%
it's not okay
36.6%
it's actively horrific
34.3%

1,471 votesFinal results

Assuming we had tech, is it okay/not okay for parents to do embryo selection to optimize for their future child to have attractive (large/tight) genitals after reach adulthood? Assume the person comes out 1 full standard deviation better by this metric than would have otherwise.

They *should* do this
14.1%
it's okay
50.9%
it's not okay
17.8%
it's actively horrific
17.2%

1,451 votesFinal results

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Assuming we had tech, is it okay/not okay for parents to do embryo selection to optimize for their future child to be more artistically/musically skilled? Assume by doing this the child comes out 1 full standard deviation better by this metric than they would have otherwise.

They *should* do this
21.5%
it's okay
55.1%
it's not okay
12.8%
it's actively horrific
10.6%

1,431 votesFinal results

Assuming we had tech, is it okay/not okay for parents to do embryo selection to optimize for their future child to be optimistic/happy/emotionally resilient? Assume by doing this the child comes out 1 full standard deviation better by this metric than they would have otherwise.

They *should* do this
39.3%
it's okay
36.5%
it's not okay
11.3%
it's actively horrific
12.9%

2,460 votesFinal results