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Let's keep things simple two rules.

  • No giving sentience, This is a no brainer issue.
  • Let's keep it to beings under the Animilia kingdom. "mutated virus/bacteria" is a common trope.

To start:

Let's modify ants to have lungs.

Most insects are constrained by the amount of oxygen they can acquire through their exoskeleton.

Imagine how big they can get if they didn't have that constraint?

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[โ€“] Xiisadaddy@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Some common form of bacteria modified to break down plastics rapidly the way they do organic matter. Youd see buildings falling apart, packaging need to be redesigned for everything, electronics rotting, etc.

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[โ€“] infinite_ass@leminal.space -2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

99% sterility. Virus transmitted. Long incubation. People would freak out.

[โ€“] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

Depending on what causes the sterility it could be managed through diffecountries. It's like huge spark to class warfare instantly. especially for less well off counrries.

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