[Antoninus]

What the EO seems to be talking about is using advanced gene therapy to combat diseases like cancer, etc..

Right! Great advances like the COVID-19 mRNA vaxes, right?

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

I'm not saying it is a great advance or even advisable. I'm just saying it isn't about "transhumanism and the desire to involuntarily change our genes to merge with AI to serve the New World Order.",

That's the kind of nutbaggery that should be mocked out of existence. So we can talk about the real-world stuff that actually matters instead.

[21twelve]

I was thinking more of the Patriot Act. Sounds great on paper - who wants another terrorist attack?

But also agree on the over-the top headline reactions. Other posts have made a more reasoned look and objections over some of the paragraphs.