• UlrikHD@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    “Brave New World” warned against genetic engineering, but that’s turned out to be a great technology for curing diseases and improving crop yields.

    I was still a teen when I read the book, but that wasn’t really my take from it when I read it. We are still far away from genetically designing human babies. And you also overlooked the part about oppression/control via distractions such as drugs and entertainment.

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      1 year ago

      I haven’t read it in a while, but I kind of took the genetic engineering as a metaphor for being forced into the role/ class the ruling body wants you to be in