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[โ€“] PokerChips@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sure. The chickens that we get from Costco that can't walk on their own isn't disastrous to me. Especially since I don't eat them.

But I get your point.

The chickens that we've modified to not walk on their own have not yet blown up our world so we accept their mutation.

Yes, the point I was replying to was basically referring to unintended runaway modifications that could be disastrous like horror movie level. Chickens that can't walk is not runaway because... well they can't run, lol, so they also can't breed. If humans died tomorrow, thoses chickens wouldn't be far off.
That said, I support lab grown meat research. So we can stop with the chickens that can't walk. But that won't save the dogs that can barely breath due to selective breeding.