this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2023
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[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

This makes me extremely sad for the monkeys

[–] Koof_on_the_Roof@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

‘chimeric monkey’ what could go wrong? If the aim is to improve human life, couldn’t we still get a lot further with basic food, clean water and health provision rather than screwing round with monkey dna and making fated hybrid species.

[–] kevin@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

Your plan can only help people on the lower end of the economic distribution. What we need is technology to let rich people live longer so that they can continue to enjoy the fruits of what can only be their completely deserved and meritorious wealth.

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