This Australian artist had an actual ear grown in a lab and then put into his arm. It’s a statement of some kind, though the only statement I can discern is “Look how much I’m willing to do to get your attention.”
I assumed that as genetic engineering advanced we’d get cool things like clocks inserted into the bottom-right-hand corner of our field of vision, or maybe silver-plated faces. I could go for things like that. But this ear thing just seems creepy and random.
Better use of genetic tampering, everyone!
Unrelated opinions you did not ask about, which you likely won’t agree with, and that I am not qualified to offer.
1. College athletes should be paid. Yes, their tuition and room/board is part of that but it’s not enough by a long shot. At UConn last year, tuitition/room/board for out-of-state students was $30 thousand. The basketball program grossed almost $8 million, and that’s not counting money from merchandise. It infuriates me that the coaches, athletic directors and recruiters can make hundreds of thousands of dollars in salary and sometimes endorsements but the athletes — the vast majority of which will not go to the pros — walk away with just 30 grand in non-cash.
2. Serial killers / mass-murderers should [...]
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Ex Lion Tamer by Wire from "Pink Flag"
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