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The landscape of human reproduction is on the brink of transformation, with sex potentially becoming unnecessary for conception within the next decade. (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] just_another_person 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Great. Now the billionaire class can just make their lil workers en masse without any need for the plebs. What a fucking timeline.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

We still need humans for nine months to carry them to term, but I won't be surprised if there are people looking into a technological "solution" to that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

didnt they carry a lamb to term in an artificial womb already?

[–] just_another_person 3 points 1 day ago

You ever see the movie 'Bone Tomahawk'? Anyone who's seen it will know exactly where your comment made my mind go. Go watch it at least for this context.

[–] WarlordSdocy 1 points 22 hours ago

Either a technological solution or paying people to carry the baby and then the company takes custody after that. Either way very dystopian.

[–] stupidcasey 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And raise the lil bastards.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

The lil bastards yearn for the mines