I never really got the argument against augments (in universe as well as from the writers).
All the humanoids in Star Trek are the result of genetic augmentation anyway.
The whole “eugenic wars” thing always felt like a cop-out because the writers were to afraid to tackle a controversial topic during the actual show and pushed it into the past in a “we already had this discussion” kind of way.

  • Starf4rged@reddthat.comOPEnglish
    33·
    9 days ago

    Of course the super rich would immediately meddle with their offspring if they could.
    But his would not produce any kind of superhuman.
    We barely understand how the mind works, attempting to make someone more intelligent with genetic manipulation is like poking a haystack and hoping that a needle finds its way to the top.
    Technology that advanced is like 100 years into the future at the earliest.
    The best we can do is to change your hair color and the way your sweat smells, that kinda thing.
    People are racist even without the help of genetic manipulation so it would change absolutely nothing of consequence.

    • Sarah Valentine@pawb.social
      5·
      9 days ago

      It’s not about whether or not the creation of a superhuman is possible or right. It’s about the fact that humanity cannot, at this time, be trusted to do that in a way that wouldn’t result in conditions worse than Star Trek’s Eugenics Wars.

      • Starf4rged@reddthat.comOPEnglish
        22·
        8 days ago

        There is no united humanity and there will never be one.
        We are not a hivemind after all.
        If you restrict your actions to account for every possible way it could go wrong you end up doing nothing at all.
        Some people will end up doing it anyway, with or without permission.
        Making it legal at least steers it into a more ethical and productive direction

          • Starf4rged@reddthat.comOP
            2·
            8 days ago

            Why is that one specifically a bad take?
            I really wish it would come true (it is one of the reasons I really like Star Trek), but I also recognize that it is an idealistic dream.

            • Sarah Valentine@pawb.social
              3·
              8 days ago

              I also recognize that it is an idealistic dream.

              So? That doesn’t make it impossible, it just makes it something worth working toward. Star Trek characters have the luxury of having their history written for them, but we have to get there the hard way.