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Re:Abandoned: The human cost of neurotechnology failure by Jochim on Monday December 19, 2022 @09:07AM (#34052158)
> We might find that there are some tasks where having people take on risky enhancements really helps “team humanity.” But certainly wouldn’t want “takes on risky enhancements” to become a trait required to get by.

You may already have heard of it but there's a movie called "Gattaca"[0] that questions a world where genetic enhancements have become effectively mandatory.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gattaca

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Re:Abandoned: The human cost of neurotechnology failure by JoeAltmaier on Monday December 19, 2022 @09:16AM (#34052258)
Is that really the theme though? Last time I watched it, the theme was "Man with debilitating genetic defect (high risk of sudden heart failure) was denied a chance at piloting a billion-dollar spacecraft. So not an underdog; a selfish person wanting to risk public money and lives, for personal glory.

I never saw the theme the movies is purported to present. I think Gattaca is conflated with other genetic-modification memes because it came out around the time those were current.

If the director wanted the movie to be about a hero, they fumbled it.

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