we are going to become very good at this. eliminating genetic errors, choosing to be straight, tall, etc

n4r9 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Reminds me of that story about the casting of Patrick Stewart as Picard. Apparently Roddenberry originally had in mind a youthful, virogous figure much like William Shatner was for Kirk. So Stewart auditioned in a toupee to compensate for his baldness. An impressed Roddenberry realised that the toupee was pointless. Later when a reporter asked him why baldness hadn't been cured by the 24th Century, he said that society would be so advanced that no one would care anymore.

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rbanffy 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

We need to be extremely careful with what we consider “errors”. We’ve been through this before and it never ends well.

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phs318u 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

...blonde, blue-eyed, round-eyed, strong-jawed, big-dicked, big boobed, you name it, you can have it!

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irrational 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Five out of six ain’t bad. Though, if my man boobs get a bit bigger…

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trhway 2 days ago | parent [-]

As long as you can pay for it. Not everybody can drive Ferrari. (Or rephrasing a USSR movie quote - A society without an upper/lower differentiator has no purpose)

	▲	pbhjpbhj 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		[Mutual] Happiness isn't a purpose?

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ben_w 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> big-dicked, big boobed

And Facebook is already, with no ironic self-awareness, showing me ads for both.

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conradfr 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

The irony will be that once everybody is that, it won't be attractive.

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WA 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Homosexuality is not genetic.

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bluefirebrand 2 days ago | parent [-]

Interesting.

Where do traits that aren't genetic come from then?

	▲	WA 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It's complicated. The most compelling theory is that several genes might have a bit of an influence paired with the hormonal conditions in the womb. Here's an overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetic_theories_of_homosex...
	▲	kelseyfrog 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		A variety of sources[1]. 1. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4262890/