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  The funny thing is people think that unions are somehow anticapitalist. I see them just as companies that advocate for their members. Companies within companies. It's actually how life evolved with cells living inside of other cells, which eventually gave rise to the cellular components all working together. No reason to think that we can't evolve cooperative systems on a global scale. Give it time.
context: As someone who has worked for years in neruology: Here's to hoping that this is available to the general population as soon as possible. >
  
  I believe mRNA vaccines and Crispr are the future. I believe in the not so distant future, even if it's 20,30, 50 years away, we will be able to edit genes in the womb. And on living people. Everything from cancer, epilepsy, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's Parkinson's, will be a minor inconvenience that people will know if they're predisposed can get it fixed. I love science and medicine. Always wanted to be a doctor, and specialize in neurology. Gonna go the PA route and either work on cardiology or neurology. >
  
  Which would be neat if it were available to everyone for minimal cost. On other hand if its extremely expensive and available for wealthy itll be nothing more than harbinger of new form of genetically modified feudalist dystopia. >
  
  call me pessimistic but that's exactly what I imagine would happen. there's no benefit I can see to making stuff like gene therapy affordable >
  
  Society does change on a generational scale. In 50 years the world may well be a very different place. >
  
  Do you find capitalism to be different now than it was in 1973? >
  
  Yes, at least in America things have gotten much worse for the working class clearly and the rich have gained more power.  But that does not mean the trend will continue 50 years from now.  For all we know unions will rise again as a powerful force. Also globally things are actually much improved for the most impoverished since 1973. One thing I know for sure: giving up isn't a good strategy. >
  
  
  For all we know unions will rise again as a powerful force.
  
  I'm seeing a bunch of unions for game developers popping up here and there, hoping they do some good