Terry Pratchett—whom I have never read—apparently has a book called Death’s Domain, which features a house whose perimeter when measured from the inside is larger than its perimeter when measured from the outside.
I think the point is that, although biotech eugenics will only be for the rich *at first*, as it catches on, and more companies enter the market and compete on price, it will become affordable for the middle class and ultimately the poor, just as has happened with pretty much every other widely-adopted technology.
People complain about the rich, but then they try to move into neighborhoods populated by the rich, send their kids to schools attended by the rich, prevent the rich from leaving their communities. Revealed preferences say that people *value* having smarter, richer people around. When people complain about the rich doing eugenics, it's just sour grapes.
The Fermi paradox has a solution not discussed.
The problem there is that eugenics will be only for the rich. Choosing embryos and gene editing won't be for the paupers.
In a way, it's still dysgenics. The human race gets dumber, weaker, uglier in comparison to the super species the rich and elite will create.
All good if you're a billionaire.
Late to the party, but...
I think the point is that, although biotech eugenics will only be for the rich *at first*, as it catches on, and more companies enter the market and compete on price, it will become affordable for the middle class and ultimately the poor, just as has happened with pretty much every other widely-adopted technology.
People complain about the rich, but then they try to move into neighborhoods populated by the rich, send their kids to schools attended by the rich, prevent the rich from leaving their communities. Revealed preferences say that people *value* having smarter, richer people around. When people complain about the rich doing eugenics, it's just sour grapes.