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Scenario

When preventive genetic modification creates anxiety about hypothetical problems

My doctor says I should get preventive genetic modifications to avoid diseases I might never get but the idea of changing my DNA based on statistical possibilities feels like borrowing anxiety from an imaginary future.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Preventing suffering that may never occur can create present suffering that definitely exists.

Your guide for this
Laozi
Laozi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Biotech and human enhancement?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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