@profoundlyyyy on the whole I'm with you abt improving human potential and that the word "eugenics" w nazi associations is very frustrating in discourse... but I do somewhat wonder abt narrowing the gene pool & whether we might lose something if we eliminate genetic traits like bipolar.
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Reply · Feb 18, 2023@ruthhook_ would it ever be possible to select against excessive # of bipolar genes?Reply · Mar 26, 2022@primalpoly Something non religious and bigger than me because I don't intrinsically see the appeal. Ideally something that addresses whether my…Reply · May 14, 2026@speakerjohnash i'm sincere here- i think it's the answer to the question you asked- eugenics is close enough in latent space to "self improving…Reply · Dec 11, 2021@lisatomic5 @geekethics Imo bipolar does... Clearly genetic and comes with benefits as well as deficits