11 points | by beardyw a day ago ago
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> Machine could keep a baby alive outside the womb How will the world use it?
He/she will be sent to fight for democracy.
Well, when incubators were a new thing, they were used to make money as a side-show. the 99% Invisible podcast did an ep on this:
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-infantorium/
Thank goodness we've conquered the cruel gluttony of capitalism and no one will ever exploit the helpless to make a buck again. /s
I think another show that I listen to also did an ep more recently, but I couldn't find it when searching. I might have conflated them.
> Machine could keep a baby alive outside the womb How will the world use it?
He/she will be sent to fight for democracy.
Well, when incubators were a new thing, they were used to make money as a side-show. the 99% Invisible podcast did an ep on this:
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-infantorium/
Thank goodness we've conquered the cruel gluttony of capitalism and no one will ever exploit the helpless to make a buck again. /s
I think another show that I listen to also did an ep more recently, but I couldn't find it when searching. I might have conflated them.