Mechronis t1_j89l3f6 wrote on February 12, 2023 at 6:01 PM

This reminds me that eugenics were a huge thing up until like the 20s

SirLeaf t1_j89rqll wrote on February 12, 2023 at 6:45 PM

This article says that eugenics is still very much practices, albeit in inconsistent ways.

Mechronis t1_j8byq1o wrote on February 13, 2023 at 4:09 AM

yes, but like, it was a public, widely debated talking point in the same vein as like

people talking about how to prevent diabetes

it was even surrounded by plenty of funny false medicine

nazis made it very unpopular to speak about, though.

kmjulian t1_j8cbsxx wrote on February 13, 2023 at 6:20 AM

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/30/how-american-racism-influenced-hitler

SvetlanaButosky t1_j8u358m wrote on February 16, 2023 at 11:17 PM

I think there is a big difference between primitive racist eugenics VS scientific genetic improvement.

One is a stupid racist ideology based on pseudoscience, the other is actual science trying to make better humans (for all races) without defects and undesirable problems.

Transhumanism is the rational goal to pursue, using tech and AI to create tougher, stronger and smarter humans without all the problems of natural evolution.

Mechronis t1_j92g4wv wrote on February 18, 2023 at 6:52 PM

I agree