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five feet around five feet taller so they can actually try to select for those traits which becomes even more explicitly dystopian although like i said it's all very eugenic and dystopian so right wired recently ran an article on parents who use ivf for more explicitly designer baby purposes and it's titled designer babies are teenagers now and some of them need therapy because of it

five feet around five feet taller so they can actually try to select for those traits which becomes even more explicitly dystopian although like i said it's all very eugenic and dystopian so right wired recently ran an article on parents who use ivf for more explicitly designer baby purposes and it's titled designer babies are teenagers now and some of them need therapy because of it

And this piece delves into how parents will screen embryos, meaning their children, for disease-causing genes, selecting their future baby's sex, and picking egg and sperm donors to influence their child's traits. One startup actually claims to help parents pick embryos with the highest predicted IQ.

And this piece delves into how parents will screen embryos, meaning their children, for disease-causing genes, selecting their future baby's sex, and picking egg and sperm donors to influence their child's traits. One startup actually claims to help parents pick embryos with the highest predicted IQ.

Now today, a lot of those designer babies are teenagers, and some parents are discovering that their children feel like walking science experiments.

Now today, a lot of those designer babies are teenagers, and some parents are discovering that their children feel like walking science experiments.

i kind of i kind of get it because they because they are walking science experiments and the parents feel that they didn't get what they paid for in many cases which is often an exorbitant amount of money when their child doesn't turn out exactly how they wanted maybe they aren't high high high iq maybe they aren't super tall maybe they don't have brown hair in other words ivf

i kind of i kind of get it because they because they are walking science experiments and the parents feel that they didn't get what they paid for in many cases which is often an exorbitant amount of money when their child doesn't turn out exactly how they wanted maybe they aren't high high high iq maybe they aren't super tall maybe they don't have brown hair in other words ivf

is creating extremely disordered parent-child relationships. And Vice did a fascinating story on a Pennsylvania couple, Malcolm and Simone Collins, and their third child, Titan Evictus, who as an embryo was selected for implantation based on the results of an implantation genetic test.

is creating extremely disordered parent-child relationships. And Vice did a fascinating story on a Pennsylvania couple, Malcolm and Simone Collins, and their third child, Titan Evictus, who as an embryo was selected for implantation based on the results of an implantation genetic test.

So in other words, the parents chose to birth and raise Titan over dozens of his other siblings, all of their siblings' embryos, because the parents believed that Titan's genes were superior. Take a listen.

So in other words, the parents chose to birth and raise Titan over dozens of his other siblings, all of their siblings' embryos, because the parents believed that Titan's genes were superior. Take a listen.

Okay, somebody left the comments, is this a lesbian couple? And the answer I believe is no. I think that that is, it's a man and a woman and they were just creeps and they wanted to, make sure that their child had the most optimized genes, like total freaks, total brave new world creepiness. Somebody else said in the comments, oh, I have a daughter who used IVF and they have a happy family.

Okay, somebody left the comments, is this a lesbian couple? And the answer I believe is no. I think that that is, it's a man and a woman and they were just creeps and they wanted to, make sure that their child had the most optimized genes, like total freaks, total brave new world creepiness. Somebody else said in the comments, oh, I have a daughter who used IVF and they have a happy family.

And listen, I'm not saying that every family is disordered and horrible as a result of this, but there are always ethical concerns with IVF and any sort of process of this nature. And We have to address that. And sometimes, like I said, you might have a really positive experience with it. It turned out great.

And listen, I'm not saying that every family is disordered and horrible as a result of this, but there are always ethical concerns with IVF and any sort of process of this nature. And We have to address that. And sometimes, like I said, you might have a really positive experience with it. It turned out great.

There are a lot of cases of people who have very disordered relationships because of the way it sets up parent-child relationships. The parent buys a child and it optimizes the genes and the child feels like a walking science experiment and that they aren't living up to the standards that their parents bought them for. Their parents bought them for this. It's very, very wrong.

There are a lot of cases of people who have very disordered relationships because of the way it sets up parent-child relationships. The parent buys a child and it optimizes the genes and the child feels like a walking science experiment and that they aren't living up to the standards that their parents bought them for. Their parents bought them for this. It's very, very wrong.

And of course, if you are somebody like Titan, can you imagine growing up that way? Can you imagine the kind of therapy you would need? Your parents paid tens of thousands of dollars to buy you for your pre-selected superior genes. There's a lot of pressure riding on that. Dozens of your siblings died all because you're number one. So of course this kid is gonna need therapy.

And of course, if you are somebody like Titan, can you imagine growing up that way? Can you imagine the kind of therapy you would need? Your parents paid tens of thousands of dollars to buy you for your pre-selected superior genes. There's a lot of pressure riding on that. Dozens of your siblings died all because you're number one. So of course this kid is gonna need therapy.