Ask HN: What's the next big thing that few people are talking about?

Re:Ask HN: What's the next big thing that few people are tal... by derefr on Monday August 08, 2022 @10:48AM (#32386064)

Seems to me that genetic determinism doesn’t have to be “right” or “wrong”, but rather a sometimes-useful model that we other times do not allow to colour our views. I.e. we have weight classes and gender divides for sporting events (genetic determinism), but each person who meets a minimum threshold of competence (e.g. not in prison) gets an equal democratic vote.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the next big thing that few people are tal... by giraffe_lady on Monday August 08, 2022 @11:39AM (#32386837)

What is the model being referenced where someone in prison is automatically incompetent to vote? Especially given the human legacy of the war on drugs in there for example, this seems like a really good example of letting one policy color our views of an unrelated one.

You think we're going to formalize our class system with genetics and biology but then somehow ignore that in all the realms where it's not relevant? Who decides when it is relevant.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the next big thing that few people are tal... by ROTMetro on Monday August 08, 2022 @05:43PM (#32391452)

To be fair, in most of the USA it's 'has been to prison' as voting rights are not restored in every state upon release. Some animals get reverted to the 'taxation without representation' model. Those inalienable rights are actually pretty alienable after all. Who knew?

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