50 points

oh great, commercial eugenics

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We knew it was bound to happen sometime with capitalism

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Better than traditional genocidal eugenics.

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(psst. hey buddy. all eugenics is genocidal. It’s in the fucking name. Also. racism and fascism have historically been sanitised and presented as scientific or commercial endeavours. They’re the cornerstones of capitalism. Think of how the weapons industry is printing money because of israel’s decades long genocide against the palestinians.)

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13 points

how about we aim for no eugenics, not just the least objectionable sort

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7 points

there is no unobjectionable eugenics

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10 points

A depressingly low bar. Also, [Citation Needed]

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-13 points

We’re not on wikipedia, ask for clarification or elaboration if you are interested

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I’m not so sure about that. If they are able to make it generally affordable, they could make quite the impact trough corruption or just keeping things quiet

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29 points

That’s not how IQ works you idiots.

Wait. Who’s the idiots? The ones selling the service, the ones falling for the service, or the embryos that they decide to have low IQ?

I’d say the first two, and if the parents are responsible for the education of the kid, all three.

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Re one, what is worse? People selling anti wifi amulets that they know don’t work? Or people who sell them while not understanding (nor believing) that they dont work? (More likely it doesnt matter as it remains a scam. Ow god, im getting close to doing actual ethical thinking here).

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8 points

Reminds me of the Wi-Fi blocking Faraday cages to “protect” modems a few years ago. Those at least did exactly what was promised lol

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5 points

Finally a tool to make my lan wifi very local.

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You can sell an anti-wifi amulet that absolutely works. You can also sell an anti-cellular amulet that works, but the FCC will come down on you like a ton of bricks if you use it.

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Im obv not talking about those devices here.

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4 points

I’m pretty sure there’s no jammers out there that qualify as “amulet” sized.

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I’d say number 2. The people selling the service are scammers, but probably not dumb. Or maybe thet are Idk.

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25 points

“Given these three steps, what’s the logical fourth one?”
“…”
“God this embryo is an idiot.”

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9 points

Doesn’t even know the basic strats for these pattern questions, SMH, Do You Even IQ Test? (trying to start DYEIQT)

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24 points

Good luck having an embryo pass an iq test. Most of them can’t even read.

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5 points

Legitimately though, it’s a nonsensical metric to screen on.

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The thing with IVF is that it’s already incredibly weirdly eugenicist.

Like, read some of the parameters they’d screen you for if you wanted to donate sperm. You get bonus points for having a PhD? I’m sorry? You’re looking for a better-educated sperm?

And when you apply for IVF and choose a donor you get their education and job. “I want my cum to be a pilot!” The fuck.

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Lamarckian eugenics!

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@V0ldek @sue_me_please

IVF isn’t required if fertility concerns or frozen eggs aren’t involved, they can give you the home game.

And it should be no surprise that sperm banks want to be able to compete on the “quality” of their donors.

Just watch out for the bank that is 75% doctor jizz but it’s all from the proprietor.

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A fertility doctor here in Sweden took sperm from men who were undergoing investigations for infertiliy and used it as donor sperm.

Imagine their surprise when decades later they found out they had kids.

Not sure why he chose those particular samples, maybe all he had available.

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I think it’s understandable. Intelligence is partly hereditary and people want clever children. Education and job can give you at least an overall idea of the person you’re having a child with. It’s kind of weird anyway to have a child with someone random, isn’t it?

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It’s kind of weird anyway to have a child with someone random, isn’t it?

In my mind “being inseminated by” is like 1% of “having a child with”, if that. It’s probably the least consequential thing your father may do in your overall upbringing.

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@V0ldek @angrystego

That doesn’t really apply to a guy you only know as Dewar number 27, does it? Raising a child with that person isn’t in the cards except by very unlikely coincidence.

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I think for many women “being inseminated by” IS a big thing.

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