And by the way, eugenics is the word HE used and its definition is "the science of improving a population by controlled breeding". Tell me that isn't what he was advocating.
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You're missing the point. When the technology to genetically raise intelligence is created, it will give countries that decide to use it (China, etc) a strong competitive advantage. The government's position will be forced by public demand to change if we're not competitive.
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No, you're missing the point.
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Seb Insua @sebinsuaReplying to @sebinsua @gouldina and 2 othersWith or without policy changes, wealthy British people will travel to countries that allow the procedure to genetically improve their progeny. If the children of rich people were smarter, stronger and more attractive it would dramatically increase inequality.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
If you let this happen under the guise of "helping the poor" and ignore all the ethical considerations, it will inevitably be used by the rich, for the rich.
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That is exactly the point, but you have it the other way around. Genetic engineering will be used by the rich on their own children, in order to make them smarter, more attractive and stronger than poor children. It will create inequality.
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And if you ignore the ethical considerations and allow it "for the benefit of the poor", I guarantee that it will only end up benefiting the rich. Floodgates.
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It doesn't really matter what our government allows. China is actively researching it and will allow it. Rich people will travel there and pay for it.
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This is very long way away from Toby Young's article which doesn't mention China iirc.
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Actually, this is explicitly what he said. I have highlighted the section in which he features China, the section on how the technology will first be exploited by rich people, and finally his ultimate point.pic.twitter.com/dKqtWf12jh
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FYI, I don't think Toby Young should have written the article. He should have foreseen the anger it would cause. However, I think it's worryingly plausible for the technology and politics he describes to lead to the rich/poor divide becoming a superhuman/human divide.
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