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Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold (www.sciencedaily.com)
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Using CRISPR-Cas9, scientists engineered a yeast to produce the nutrient feed. Farmers could have it in two years.

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[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

explain how one would we or us stop it with the greed

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 4 points 18 hours ago

It's a bit extreme, but I say we kill all billionaires and then fairly redistribute their cash and see what happens.
If there's no real change in greed then kill the top 0.1% of wealth hoarders and see what happens.

At some point the greed will have to stop.

[–] azureskypirate@lemmy.zip -5 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Bioengineer some humans to not be greedy. 

Some humans because you can opt out, or you can choose it for your designer baby. Then there is a control and an experimental group.

The mad scientist in me is dying to see whether behaviors with moral connotations (greed) confer an advantage for survival.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 6 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Eugenics, btw

[–] group_hug@sh.itjust.works 4 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Funny thing, seems like all the billionaires are all for eugenics.

In fact they are pro anything that brings them more wealth and power whether it be destroying the planet or destroying the human race (Thiel) or destroying the night sky (Musk)

[–] azureskypirate@lemmy.zip 0 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

licks fingers and wets eyebrows 

Hahah! An unethical study to quantify the survival value of ethics! Isaac Newton would agree that experiments are a necessity!

An economst's natural experiment, hehe! oh Adam Smith, when does self interest become greed?

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 17 hours ago

Are you okay?