Herasight is a genetic screening company that charges $50,000 to allow hopeful parents to analyze embryos for genetic information like lifespan, height and IQ in life.
The good news is that IQ is (first off just bullshit mostly) correlated with education level of the surrounding population implying it isn’t genetic much at all but a product of learning and having access to good education.
Bad news is that people believe eugenics bullshit and don’t like listening to reason.
The only one of these claims that genetics might legitimately correlate with directly is height, but even that has been shown to be dependent on diet with impoverished nations having lower heights or seeing the average height increase as the country develops.
Correct, if you’re born without the genes for legs you’ll likely be short lol
The issue with IQ is that human brains are incredibly diverse and even people with major differences (like that recent story about that guy who’s brain volume was actually mostly just a huge pocket of water) who can still function normally.
If you start going down the route of designer babies you likely will eliminate a lot of diseases, but if you start playing the designed intelligence path, you’re going to stop giving birth to people who think differently. You’ll lose opportunities for genius, and you might create a subset of the population that are all now vulnerable to specific neurological diseases or disorders or manipulations.
Epigenetics will likely still give you a lot of diversity, but this probably going to backfire. Imagine a kid who’s parent paid to make sure he had “smart” genes but he’s not living up to those expectations. Now imagine hundreds of them. You’re not just a disappointment you’re literally below the supposed standard of your genes. I don’t think those kids will live happy lives…
There’s also the issue of capitalists just using this BS to claim they are better than everyone because they could afford a stupid medical procedurebecause they have better genes than everyone.
The last major issue is that this will greatly increase the idea of the “fixed mindset.” “Oh I was just born to dumb to do math.” “You’re just good at x because you were born talented”. Etc.
Guess what, science shows that isn’t the case. In fact if you tell people they are just smart or dumb by nature it kind of makes everyone stupid because they are less likely to try new things or learn new skills etc. and when you tell people they aren’t limited by their genes, basically everyone does better and those who may not get the hang of things as quickly as others are able to catch up and/or exceed them.
Your intelligence is not set by your genes or even your brain to a certain extent. Can you admit when you’re wrong? Congratulations all you have to do is be curious and you’re capable of surpassing the intelligence of anyone who can’t.
The good news is that IQ is (first off just bullshit mostly) correlated with education level of the surrounding population implying it isn’t genetic much at all but a product of learning and having access to good education.
Bad news is that people believe eugenics bullshit and don’t like listening to reason.
The only one of these claims that genetics might legitimately correlate with directly is height, but even that has been shown to be dependent on diet with impoverished nations having lower heights or seeing the average height increase as the country develops.
Any genetic problem will negatively affect those traits though.
Edit: AND, not Any
Correct, if you’re born without the genes for legs you’ll likely be short lol
The issue with IQ is that human brains are incredibly diverse and even people with major differences (like that recent story about that guy who’s brain volume was actually mostly just a huge pocket of water) who can still function normally.
If you start going down the route of designer babies you likely will eliminate a lot of diseases, but if you start playing the designed intelligence path, you’re going to stop giving birth to people who think differently. You’ll lose opportunities for genius, and you might create a subset of the population that are all now vulnerable to specific neurological diseases or disorders or manipulations.
Epigenetics will likely still give you a lot of diversity, but this probably going to backfire. Imagine a kid who’s parent paid to make sure he had “smart” genes but he’s not living up to those expectations. Now imagine hundreds of them. You’re not just a disappointment you’re literally below the supposed standard of your genes. I don’t think those kids will live happy lives…
There’s also the issue of capitalists just using this BS to claim they are better than everyone
because they could afford a stupid medical procedurebecause they have better genes than everyone.The last major issue is that this will greatly increase the idea of the “fixed mindset.” “Oh I was just born to dumb to do math.” “You’re just good at x because you were born talented”. Etc.
Guess what, science shows that isn’t the case. In fact if you tell people they are just smart or dumb by nature it kind of makes everyone stupid because they are less likely to try new things or learn new skills etc. and when you tell people they aren’t limited by their genes, basically everyone does better and those who may not get the hang of things as quickly as others are able to catch up and/or exceed them.
Your intelligence is not set by your genes or even your brain to a certain extent. Can you admit when you’re wrong? Congratulations all you have to do is be curious and you’re capable of surpassing the intelligence of anyone who can’t.
Not any genetic problem, no.
Sorry miswrote that one 😑