Techbro fertility startups treat polygenic risk scores as if they were perfect determinants of future disease to convince you your kid will suffer unless you genetically engineer it away  

The reality of these scores isn’t so black and white  

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/01/opinion/ivf-gene-selection-fertility.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8U4.Vg-C.KB3UX8b5VzdE&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Generally speaking my rule of thumb 

DO NOT BUY THINGS OUT OF FEAR 

A substantial amount of health and wellness marketing relies on fear as a purchase motivator; if fear is your only reason for buying it’s probably as good as 🚮

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This is a beautiful reminder to find joy in the little things.