I mean arguably, we _could_ create conditions in which it is much less likely for people to start developing such a novel genetically engineered virus.

If you think about the factors that lead to people wanting to do such a thing, they're almost always tied to (perceived) inequality, (perceived) injustice or similar in some way.

I do believe that we could greatly reduce a whole bunch of such risks by just stopping to squeeze people as hard as we do right now.

But that would require a major refactoring I guess.

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sometimelurker 4 days ago | parent [-]

> ...ch less likely for people to start developing such a novel genetically engineered virus.

only people that would do this would be crazy bc it cant be controled after release.

	▲	hypfer 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yes but ethical responsibilities are entirely irrelevant, because that crazy person would still bioweapon you, and you kinda do not want that. So regardless of if they're evil/bad/crazy or not, you still want to have that not happen. Hence the systemic perspective instead of the focus on the individual.