I think the main point U/BakasEverywhere is trying to make about feasibility still stands, though. The amount of mRNA you'd have to produce to be effective would be astronomical. my understanding is even simply spraying a chemical agent isn't as deadly as it's often made out to be (sounds terrifying of course), because whatever agent is used often has trouble achieving a lethal level in the air quick enough and long enough to kill more than a handful of people.
If they can achieve the same result by simply making vaccines/mRNA injections less scary, why bother?
I'd definitely check out her work though. her characters are fun and entertaining (and typically the supporting cast reaches 50 or more, lol) my personal favorite is Ranma 1/2, though if you're more of a religious type, you might like one-pound gospel, or a horror fan, mermaid saga/forest is fantastic.
haven't seen one of her series I don't like, though is my point.
Different groups are going for the big money contracts and have different ideas on how to do it. 'Vaccine hesitancy' goes beyond needles now. A significant account of those that submitted are becoming infertile and/or dying of horrific cancers, etc. The next targets won't be nearly as compliant; they already resisted a huge coordinated campaign of fear and force. That's why we're seeing different research groups claiming they can put it in food, in air, etc- competition. Any one of these may work or not, any might be 'most effective,' depending on the payload and intent. If the intent is to contaminate everyone possible in a region, perhaps with certain genetic exceptions, then maybe staying public spaces are enough. The haze-making sky sprays maybe can't be as targeted.
yeah, but sky sprays aren't nearly effective as they're made out to be, because achieving a concentration high enough to guarantee infection (for lack of a better word) is practically impossible. You'd be better off engineering a minor cold that naturally carries the dna into into cells and releasing it in a major airport, then sitting back and waiting. even then mutation and resistance are a thing.
short-term, filling the air might work in a densely filled, enclosed space, like a subway train or an er waiting room on a full moon, but it would take too long to achieve anything remotely viable in the open air. Long-term, it'd be impossible to maintain at any level high enough to achieve what you want, not to mention how do you protect yourself from your engineered bioweapon once it's out in the wild?
I think the main point U/BakasEverywhere is trying to make about feasibility still stands, though. The amount of mRNA you'd have to produce to be effective would be astronomical. my understanding is even simply spraying a chemical agent isn't as deadly as it's often made out to be (sounds terrifying of course), because whatever agent is used often has trouble achieving a lethal level in the air quick enough and long enough to kill more than a handful of people.
If they can achieve the same result by simply making vaccines/mRNA injections less scary, why bother?
Thank you, that was exactly what my main point is. 🙂
Not a problem, username checks out, btw.
any chance I'm talking to a fellow rumiko takahashi fan? lol
Just a bit of a Japanophile. 😁
same, lol.
I'd definitely check out her work though. her characters are fun and entertaining (and typically the supporting cast reaches 50 or more, lol) my personal favorite is Ranma 1/2, though if you're more of a religious type, you might like one-pound gospel, or a horror fan, mermaid saga/forest is fantastic.
haven't seen one of her series I don't like, though is my point.
Different groups are going for the big money contracts and have different ideas on how to do it. 'Vaccine hesitancy' goes beyond needles now. A significant account of those that submitted are becoming infertile and/or dying of horrific cancers, etc. The next targets won't be nearly as compliant; they already resisted a huge coordinated campaign of fear and force. That's why we're seeing different research groups claiming they can put it in food, in air, etc- competition. Any one of these may work or not, any might be 'most effective,' depending on the payload and intent. If the intent is to contaminate everyone possible in a region, perhaps with certain genetic exceptions, then maybe staying public spaces are enough. The haze-making sky sprays maybe can't be as targeted.
yeah, but sky sprays aren't nearly effective as they're made out to be, because achieving a concentration high enough to guarantee infection (for lack of a better word) is practically impossible. You'd be better off engineering a minor cold that naturally carries the dna into into cells and releasing it in a major airport, then sitting back and waiting. even then mutation and resistance are a thing.
short-term, filling the air might work in a densely filled, enclosed space, like a subway train or an er waiting room on a full moon, but it would take too long to achieve anything remotely viable in the open air. Long-term, it'd be impossible to maintain at any level high enough to achieve what you want, not to mention how do you protect yourself from your engineered bioweapon once it's out in the wild?