Re: NYTimes.com: It’s 2059, and the Rich Kid s Are Still Winning

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 > From: Heather Howard <http://www.gmail.com/~hhoward40>
 > Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 11:20:35 -0700
 >
 > Thought you guys, especially Robert, would find this one interesting (funny? 
 > dark?  worrisome?)
 > 
 > From The New York Times:
 > 
 > It’s 2059, and the Rich Kids Are Still Winning
 > 
 > DNA tweaks won’t fix our problems.
 > 
 > https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/opinion/ted-chiang-future-genetic-engineering.html

Philosophical issues of "Arrival" notwithstanding, yeah, this is a good
piece by Ted Chiang.

It brought to mind the parts in "The Man in the High Castle" when Philip
K. Dick talked about the Germans all being tall, blonde-haired, and having
a can-do spirit.

I'm surprised that he didn't mention the genetic enhancement of gills.
This played a part in the movie "Waterworld" because, after global warming
has (will?) completely melted the ice caps, some were lucky enough to get
gills to adapt to the new environment.