Re:The Odin – DIY genetic engineering
by zzbzq on Monday February 13, 2023 @08:11AM
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Why isn't outlawing it the solution? Seems like a pretty good solution
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Re:The Odin – DIY genetic engineering
by TEP_Kim_Il_Sung on Monday February 13, 2023 @08:41AM
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Because outlawing stuff shifts incentives to favour the most violent entrepeneurs?
Outlawing does not decrease demand, making stuff real expensive, so everyone wants to sell or buy it, but there's no legal protection against fraud or theft, so to meet demand, violence must escalate.
Just look back at prohibition, the drug war, outlawing guns in Britain eskalating knife violence, etc.
The way to handle the problem is not by outlawing products,but by reducing demand for them.
Why do people want drugs and alcohol? Generally to self-medicate. Mitigate the underlying causes,and watch demand evaporate.
Re:The Odin – DIY genetic engineering
by moffkalast on Monday February 13, 2023 @09:48AM
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Then it just gets made in secret by malicious actors without any kind of safety in mind.
Re:The Odin – DIY genetic engineering
by SuoDuanDao on Monday February 13, 2023 @10:19AM
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if it's legal, it's still only available to individuals with the time, work ethic and intelligence to get good at it, the overlap of those with bad actors is probably fairly small.
If it's outlawed, it's only available to moneyed interests that need to practice institutional capture. The overlap of those with bad actors, well...