I think there's actually some legit questions about if we tailor folks to be X efficient or manage their potential and who they were made to be... that might have a profound impact on happiness and how we see ourselves, what freedoms we are allowed and etc.
When you refer to Gattaca: it doesn't reflect our society very well.
While i like that movie very much, he still got on a spaceship having much worse physical abilities than all the others of his crew.
Also in this specific topic, i'm not talking about a human who is able to overcome most/all of his obstacles given at birth. I'm talking about me and all other humans who are not able to do so.
I would also argue that on an ethical level, you would require to make sure that every new human being has the best chance our society can provide for him/her. Like if technology is so far advanced, that you can just scan an embryo, you see why it would become much smaller or way too tall which would lead to medical issues and you could fix it with a press of a button, you would need to do it.
I would argue that not doing this, is the same thing as denying a preterm baby an incubator.
I think there's actually some legit questions about if we tailor folks to be X efficient or manage their potential and who they were made to be... that might have a profound impact on happiness and how we see ourselves, what freedoms we are allowed and etc.