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Please help the itching is unbearable (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by UhBell@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[–] zazaserty@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I think its unethical to cause an animal to go extinct on purpose. Like it seems a very nuclear option to me.

On the other hand I hate these mosquitoes tho.. And they are a medical threat to humans

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it unethical to make smallpox go extinct?

[–] Just_A_Human@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess we humans have a different code of ethics for diseases and bacteria... Team DNA mixing vs team DNA cloning... A fight as old as life itself

[–] ultimate_question@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Team preoccupied with whether or not they can vs team thinking if they should

[–] explodicle@local106.com 1 points 1 year ago

Which team isn't thinking whether or not they should? The "because malaria" team or the "because they're a species" team?

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago

I think its unethical to cause an animal to go extinct on purpose.

Counterpoint: guinea worm, a nightmarish human parasite with possible mentions back to ancient Egypt. As of the mid 1980's, it infected millions every year. Now it is on the verge of extinction due to a very concerted international effort. All those little worms were doing was causing intense physical suffering for humans and other animals.

[–] xpinchx@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah, if we let them live, people suffer and die. If we make them extinct some bugs will die ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[–] BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seems like we could somehow try to genetically engineer their bites to not itch at least

[–] Gork@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

I still don't want those disease vectors biting me and giving me space Zika.