NIH restarts bat virus grant

Re:NIH restarts bat virus grant by echelon on Thursday May 11, 2023 @10:22AM (#35902519)

A seriously creepy thought that I've had (that I certainly don't agree with) -

It could be a way for governments to quickly and affordably "cull the herd" of expensive to support elders, immune compromised, sick, and infirm individuals. In doing so, it would free up capital, resources, housing, jobs, etc. for the younger workforce.

This is of course only a creative musing, not a proposal for an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory.

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Re:NIH restarts bat virus grant by shri_krishna on Thursday May 11, 2023 @10:26AM (#35902580)

"I try not to think about it too much. But I have guns, gold, potassium iodide, antibiotics, batteries, water, gas masks from the Israeli Defense Force, and a big patch of land in Big Sur I can fly to" [1]

- Sam Altman, OpenAI

[1]: https://futurism.com/the-byte/openai-ceo-survivalist-prepper

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Re:NIH restarts bat virus grant by 462436347 on Thursday May 11, 2023 @11:10AM (#35903309)

I can't for the life of me understand the personality cult of Sam Altman. He gives off sociopathic vibes, and looks (probably thanks to plastic surgery) creepy.

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Re:NIH restarts bat virus grant by dudeDDRrulez on Thursday May 11, 2023 @11:46AM (#35903864)

WEF Young Global Leader, class of 2016

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