▲ 643 ▼ Shapeshifting (thelemmy.club) submitted 3 months ago by Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com [M] to c/Tumblr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 135 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DScratch@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (3 children) Why no altruism? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] youcantreadthis@quokk.au 4 points 3 months ago (1 child) Dude you just got super powers chill permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 4 points 3 months ago 90% of people would become supervillains if they got powers. Change my mind. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Stern@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago i feel like i'd be doing a fair amount of public service with which peoples heads I'd be making explode. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) Yeah, they could have gene-edited people's cancer away. Or redistributed food to places that need it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 1 point 3 months ago Yeah, they could have gene-edited people’s cancer away. Eh... Actually making the genetic edits is the (relatively) easy part. Knowing which genes to edit is the hard part. And 'perfect control telekinesis' doesn't help you with that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] youcantreadthis@quokk.au 4 points 3 months ago (1 child) Dude you just got super powers chill permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 4 points 3 months ago 90% of people would become supervillains if they got powers. Change my mind. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 4 points 3 months ago 90% of people would become supervillains if they got powers. Change my mind. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Stern@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago i feel like i'd be doing a fair amount of public service with which peoples heads I'd be making explode. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) Yeah, they could have gene-edited people's cancer away. Or redistributed food to places that need it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 1 point 3 months ago Yeah, they could have gene-edited people’s cancer away. Eh... Actually making the genetic edits is the (relatively) easy part. Knowing which genes to edit is the hard part. And 'perfect control telekinesis' doesn't help you with that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 1 point 3 months ago Yeah, they could have gene-edited people’s cancer away. Eh... Actually making the genetic edits is the (relatively) easy part. Knowing which genes to edit is the hard part. And 'perfect control telekinesis' doesn't help you with that. permalink fedilink source parent
