Gordon Amherst Recording 118

STACEY CHAN: That's so interesting, professor.

GORDON AMHERST: Long term survival depends on evolution. The common cold used to cull the weak. Those who survived were stronger, and went on to breed the next generation. And so on.

STACEY CHAN: Darwin.

GORDON AMHERST: Sure. But, you see we short circuited this evolution. We developed drugs that keep those who should have died from dying. We've artificially propped up the weak for over a century.

STACEY CHAN: So, what's the answer? Eugenics?

GORDON AMHERST: Ugh, not at all. I don't think we should have any choice in who lives and who dies. Humanity can't be trusted with those decisions. people will always find a way to game the system. To capitalize on it. To commodify it.

STACEY CHAN: Like "big pharma".

GORDON AMHERST: Exactly. An entire industry devoted to keeping sick people artificially alive in order to exploit them. The more pills you take the more money they make. More people overcrowd the planet and more people pollute the world. It's not sustainable.

STACEY CHAN: You're right it's not. You're kind of a genius.

GORDON AMHERST: I'm just a guy who sees the big picture.

Appearances

 * Tom Clancy's The Division 2