KoboldCoterie

The word 'intelligence' doing a lot of heavy lifting in that headline.

You'd have moths flocking to you at night, though, which might be awkward.

Let me guess... It was carrying drugs? Just packed full of cocaine? Can't wait to hear the justification for this one.

Eugenics aren't suddenly okay if they're only accessible to some people. Healthcare on the other hand should be available to everyone but it's still a net positive even if it isn't available to everyone.

I always make it a point to upvote content on smaller communities I subscribe to; I like to think it helps whoever posted the content to know that despite the very low engagement, people are in fact seeing it and appreciating it.

You said 'or otherwise regulate', not 'and regulate', so I logically assumed you were making two independent proposals and chose to respond to one of them, omitting the other for clarity.

I don't even think it's a counter-argument, really. As soon as prosperity becomes a factor, it's a "rich people only" feature, regardless of what other guardrails are in place.

but make people pay [...] if they want the additional data to screen for more precise things.

Isn't that just worse than giving the data to everyone, though? The more expensive you make it, the more of an exclusively 'rich people' service it becomes. As if kids with rich parents don't already have enough advantages in life, let's make sure they're physically peak, too?

I know 'slippery slope' is a logical fallacy, but I think it's applicable here.

We scan for disease, easy sell. But since we're doing it anyway, let's also include physical defects. Why not also include autism? I mean we have the data already, and these parents are paying for the service, why shouldn't we give them that information? And if we're doing all of that, why not also give them data on life expectancy and intelligence? Maybe physical traits - after all, they'd really prefer a blond haired, blue eyed child.

Gattaca was a great movie and definitely didn't portray any social issues whatsoever stemming from actions like this!

LemmyKnowsBest knows best.

He looks perfectly gentlemanly. Bet those chest feathers are nice and soft to lay against, too.

Fun fact: It's actually possible for two countries to both be authoritarian!