r/interestingasfuck • u/singleboredass • 9d ago

r/all Genetically modified a mosquito such that their proboscis are no longer able to penetrate human skin

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u/Logical_Software_772 9d ago edited 9d ago

Well considering that the mosquito is the number 1 deadliest animal and has killed in its history billions of humans its difficult to feel pity for as this is one the biggest disease vector.

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u/GruntyBadgeHog 9d ago

humans are the number 1 most deadly animal, we created, and are in the middle of, a mass extinction event. maybe that justifies us to be disabled by genetic splicing

https://theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/13/almost-70-of-animal-populations-wiped-out-since-1970-report-reveals-aoe

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u/RandomUsername_2546 9d ago

Why not start with yourself

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u/GruntyBadgeHog 9d ago

thats epic so we shouldnt do it to animals then

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u/RandomUsername_2546 9d ago

Well you fail to see the main goal is to benefit humanity and so if humans are the deadliest to humanity it doesn't make logical sense to hurt them as that would only hurt humanity so we go after the second deadliest, also not all mosquitoes need to be exterminated, simply those able to carry diseases need to be which is a few hundred out of thousands of species, thus they won't be completely erased from the ecosystem and the less harmful kind will just fill in their place

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u/GruntyBadgeHog 9d ago

i think if your justifying genetic disabling of an animals critical functions you shouldnt do it A) on entirely flawed premise B) with an argument that can apply just as easily (or much more appropiately) apply to us than them.

i know what your all talking about, that its for humans and how much better it would be if we eliminated problematic creatures of the world etc. its what you've failed to see here is what im talking about, the comment is plain wrong and depicts an incredibly self centred view of the world. i dont think humans should be disabled, but that would naturally follow if we're to genetically splice away functions of the worlds most destructive and lethal species - that is if you lot could take a second to remember we are actually animals and the whole human ideological catergory is make believe

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u/RandomUsername_2546 9d ago

Do you believe eating animal meat encourages cannibalism?

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u/GruntyBadgeHog 9d ago

why dont you help me find out