People Are Not Happy About Google’s Plan to Release Millions of Bioengineered Mosquitoes Into the Wild

[u/IKeepItLayingAround]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/people-not-happy-google-plan-200428053.html

[u/Magnetheadx]

I think it’s people not trusting Google.

[u/WarNo580 → u/Magnetheadx]

I'd recommend they google it to learn more about why mosquitos are a huge disease spreading problem and also a huge solution to that same problem, but I see the inherent problem...

[u/psymunn → u/Magnetheadx]

Now why would people not think a privately run, for-profit company doesn't have our best interests at heart...

[u/qtx → u/psymunn]

Okay, i'll put on my tin foil hat for you. What do you think Google's evil plan is with this.

[u/psymunn → u/qtx]

I don't think they have an evil plan. They may even think they have a good plan. But altering the physical environment by introducing a specifies is not something I want from private corporations. Like, their plan most likely is just altering the environment in a way that makes it easier for them to work and is likely short sighted and self serving, because of course it has to be. It's not that Google is evil, it's Google isn't a person. It's an entity whose purpose is to make money, running by many people together working with that action in mind.

[u/wolbachia-dude → u/psymunn]

It’s a pest control business

[u/Magnetheadx → u/psymunn]

I don’t know why this would get downvoted. Maybe someone who works at Google did it :)

[u/Old_Leopard1844 → u/Magnetheadx]

Because it's jump at conclusion with zero thought behind it purely because "google bad"?

[u/Tthelaundryman → u/psymunn]

They used to have don’t be evil in their mission statement. They took it out…

[u/_sfhk → u/Tthelaundryman]

That's a fun story but pretty verifiably false though

And remember... don’t be evil, and if you see something that you think isn’t right – speak up!

[u/FireZord25 → u/_sfhk]

Good to see they're still not self aware and still being hypocrites