the cells in question, however, have absolutely no connection to abortions, besides that their predecessors were likely harvested from a fetus decades ago; the phrasing used is intentionally sensational & evocative, intended to paint a certain picture

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RT @HippoHodl
@0x49fa98 Let's break it down into two parts- the science and the ethics.

Science:

Here is how it actually works. The HEK293 cell has been used for almost 50 years. Thi…
https://twitter.com/HippoHodl/status/1397558216419020802

the life sciences involve many such viscerally-disturbing instances, as their purview naturally delves into what many would term "playing god"

they would rather see us regress to a lower standard of living for the sake of their aesthetics sensibilities

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RT @pee_zombie
while degrowth motivations differ wildly, ranging from solarpunk ecoutopian aspirations, to religious fear of incurring God's wrath for meddling with nature, they all…
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1396664066656063490

this is a core difference btwn the red & gray tribes: their relationship to the disgust response. do you listen to it, treating it as a intuitive moral compass?

the reds would say that it's bugman bs to try & override your intuition, tuned over the eons, w/ conscious reasoning

the grays, however, taking a more Rationalist perspective, would point to the many instances where our intuitions don't quite map to the complexities of modern life; man cannot live by vibes alone

ofc, this is overly reductive, as most of us here are not strictly in either camp

but our various aesthetic sensibilities & subsequent ideological positions do tend to form large coherent clusters, loosely aligning with these labels

perhaps it is indeed rather absurd to use harvested & cultured fetal cells to develop synthetic flavorings

but damn bruh relax