Most Hated

Its been said that they're ancient,
A merchant of fear when they're seen
Those seeds planted early
Yet they precede, the dominant who owns prominence
Endeavors of knowledge in order to understand
Maybe to replicate their genetic strand
So we can up our standing in life.
Complex yet simple,
Longevity unmatched,
The extent of their survival ability untapped
Interesting creatures with features we'd love to have
Yet when seen our first instinct is to smash
The dichotomy of fear and admiration
The focus point of this conversation
A man once said mankind fears what they don't know
So, would that fear subside if we understood what made them go
What makes them tick, the intricacies of their behavior
Could it change our own,
So that then we would be able to accept them
Instead of hurling stones
I wonder

The Do-ocracy

As I read through Biopunk there was one quote from one of the people interviewed in the book that really stuck out to me.  The quote in the book involving Meredith Patterson is "she told me she would like to live in a "do-ocracy" : a society where people have the knowledge and the means to build anything they need for themselves." (Wohlsen 37)

My first thought was that I could never survive in that kind of society.  I began to think about everything I use on a daily basis and how I wouldn't of been able to build it. I don't have that type of mind.  Now I can be creative within a system, but in terms of creating a system I don't think I would be very successful.  But Patterson's statement is open to interpretation.  When she says people have the knowledge and means she most likely means that on an individual basis.  But I could also see someone interpreting that as like the general public sans any government input or funding.  I would certainly prefer the latter as like I said earlier, I would be doomed in Patterson's individual "do-ocracy".

Thankfully I don't even think her "do-ocracy" is even feasible.  Can you imagine the amount of time it would take you to develop every single bit of technology that you use everyday?  I certainly can't and I wouldn't even know where to start with 95% of it.  So thankfully this "do-ocracy" is just a fantasy.