The CIA Just Invested in Woolly Mammoth Resurrection Technology
theintercept.com
While skeptics doubt the prospects for de-extinction, the CIA’s venture capital firm deems powerful genetic manipulation tools worth the money.

It remains to be seen if Colossal, with In-Q-Tel’s backing, can make good on its promises. And it’s unclear what, exactly, the intelligence world might gain from the use of CRISPR. But perhaps the CIA shares the company’s altruistic, if vague, motives: “To advance the economies of biology and healing through genetics. To make humanity more human. And to reawaken the lost wilds of Earth. So we, and our planet, can breathe easier.”

Techbros stop making the word "human" creepy and dehumanizing challenge. Difficulty level: MORE HUMAN

  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    It's novelty. The other species weren't as interesting when they went extinct.

    It's like GoFundMe for genetic resurrections. It's all a popularity contest.

    It’s like yeah we can’t keep one planet alive but we can transport 7 billion people and entirely terraform another planet

    That's the neat part. The techbros don't intend to transport 7 billion. Or 7 million. Or 7 thousand for that matter. :capitalist-laugh:

    • grendahlgrendahlgen [he/him, any]
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      2 years ago

      It’s novelty. The other species weren’t as interesting when they went extinct.

      You probably already know, but the term for this is "charismatic megafauna". We mostly only care about big fuzzy animals going extinct.

      • UlyssesT [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        You probably already know

        I did. :desolate: