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[–] Wheaties@hexbear.net 24 points 4 days ago (3 children)

It'd be cool to be surprised by this, but I kinda think "curing" cancer is nearly a big a fantasy as AGI. What is there to cure? Cells being damaged? Treatment will continue to be refined, sure, but don't expect to ever see a panacea.

[–] Wheaties@hexbear.net 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

also,

smart export controls that target the critical inputs for China's technological and military machine

YOU DID THAT ALREADY AND GOT FUCK ALL TO SHOW FOR IT WHAAT ARE YOU TALKING ABUT

[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

<insert Far Cry 3's Vaas quote>

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 14 points 4 days ago

yeah "cancer" is a pattern of cellular behavior and the causes of it are myriad and depend on the type of cell that's fucking up.

there's almost certainly never going to be a generic cure or prevention for all cancers. maybe some scifi shit with human cloning and brain transplants but that's not fixing the cancer in the body that has it.

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You make a little robot and tell it to go in there and get that cancer

[–] huf@hexbear.net 15 points 4 days ago (2 children)

you make a submarine and put a dude in it and shrink the whole thing and inject it into the patient, like in that documentary i saw

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well yeah if you're american workers lives are cheaper than robots

[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The workers' submarines will be made by OceanGate steering-device

[–] GoodGuyWithACat@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago

An armada magic school buses led by Dr. Admiral Ms. Frizzle.