yeah, I completely understand the horror/disgust at the thought of artificial wombs. but my concerns are purely functional — if they actually replicate the in-womb care, if there's nothing missing that fucks up the baby, I'm 100% fine with them, and overjoyed for them to exist.
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RT @pee_zombie
people that think this way tend to be somewhat romantic, drawn to a certain watercolored view of life and humanity, wanting to inject magic in…
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1382513371640164353
perhaps this makes me a materialist? 🤔 I think, if we deconstruct what happens in the womb to its basic components, and replicate everything exactly (hormone flow, nutrient flow, etc), the artificial wombs will function just as well as real ones & produce healthy, happy babies.
I think some people really underestimate the role that hormones play in our subjective emotional experience. a lot of that "je ne sais quoi" that feels sacred and irreplaceable about so many things is just your mind on hormones. lots and lots of hormones.
& I'm not going to claim we understand hormones (or the rest of biology) perfectly, & I'll definitely be a bit hesitant about the first iteration of artificial wombs, but again — purely functional concern. not sure if we're good enough *yet*, but I have no doubt we'll get there.