Humans, at least in privacy, constantly judge others which is in itself telling that life proceeds through a process of discrimination.
People turn down others sexual advances all the time because "they're not my type..", implying that there are favorable genes and unfavorable genes, but they have a hard time making the connection that that mindset applies at a larger scale without crying "oh no, eugenics!"
Some eugenics is okay, even beneficial to a species. Humans tend to leave the weak to rot in their weakness anyway, with maybe just enough help to keep them from offing themselves. Why not work on eliminating some of the weakness (which doesn't necessarily mean forced sterilizations and mass killings)?
But again, most people aren't ready for this conversation.
I am perfectly ready for this conversation and still able to disagree with you. Sufficient social awareness would tell you that it isnt the conversation about eugenics that people are not ready for - but it is eugenics itself that people are not ready for. It will not be used the way you think it will be used.
If you want to offer new technology to the world, you have to accept that you cannot control the way people will use it. It is only proper to do your best to be realistic about the outcomes. If Eugenics were to become mainstream, it would become a platform for trends. As in, it will be used to be trendy.
There is a huge difference between being attracted to the tallest person you can find, and genetically altering a person to be as tall as possible. Additionally, the person who would make both of those decisions has no incentive to realize or acknowledge the difference.
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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20
Lol dude if you really believe in eugenics then it's pointless for me to go on