Reading this short book on a topic super interesting to me.

"With controlled reproduction in a market economy, biological advantages will be purchased.

Paul Lauritzen wonders how a bio-privileged classwill relate to the unenhanced or poorly enhanced.

Given that chronic illness and senescence takes a toll on physical appearance and productivity, will they feel pity or disgust for those who can’t afford augmentation or elect to forego it?

He worries that the significant differences in life experience and longevity ‘‘may erode a sense of common humanity’’ and ‘‘run the risk of blocking compassion and advancing intolerance.’’

Also I have discussed a few times about how Neuralink would sharpen class divide.

"It’s one thing to justify why some adults might be able to afford a neural lace and others can’t. Politically, that would just be another version of the never-ending debate about why some people are better off than others.

But the greatest effect on income inequality will happen when poor, working-class, and middle-class kids have to compete with their wealthy, digitally enhanced peers."

Kinda a trash article on this

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Literally just Deus Ex.

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