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Re:First Human Embryos Edited in U.S by alistairSH on Thursday July 27, 2017 @10:50AM (#14865812)
Hmm, true. But, can we design for perfection across all traits?

I always imagined it's a bit like the old Mage vs Warrior vs Ninja (or whatever) selections in fantasy games - you can maximize total area under the curve, or you can specialize in certain areas at the cost of others.

Edit/add - A convergence would also indicate there is global agreement on the "gold standard". Sure, maximizing intellect and longevity/health is easy. But, physical appearance?

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Re:First Human Embryos Edited in U.S by freeflight on Thursday July 27, 2017 @01:35PM (#14867566)
> Mage vs Warrior vs Ninja (or whatever)

Canonically it's Thief/Rogue, analogous to the MMO trinity of "healing, tank, damage" aka "wisdom, strength, agility".

Those can also translate into a holistic way: You gotta have the wisdom to know when to retreat/heal, the strength to endure and the agility to hit/get to where it matters. They don't necessarily exclude each other.

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