Let's admit that when you cure someone of a disability, you're making any community that has grown up around that disability poorer - those who can't or won't get cured are a little worse off because their group is one person smaller. And the cured individual himself is cut off from his former community and can no longer access the suppo…
Let's admit that when you cure someone of a disability, you're making any community that has grown up around that disability poorer - those who can't or won't get cured are a little worse off because their group is one person smaller. And the cured individual himself is cut off from his former community and can no longer access the supports that had made his life possible with the disability, leading to a likely significant process of re-learning the aspects of life that depend on having the new ability - an ability he'll likely be disadvantaged at due to inexperience or lingering deficits.
All this said, it's obvious to anyone not blinded by wokeness that the investment required to get up to speed with an acquired or restored ability is repaid many times by the daily pleasure of living as we evolved to, with the full range of human capabilities, knowing that one isn't creating an unnecessary burden on family and friends.
Let's admit that when you cure someone of a disability, you're making any community that has grown up around that disability poorer - those who can't or won't get cured are a little worse off because their group is one person smaller. And the cured individual himself is cut off from his former community and can no longer access the supports that had made his life possible with the disability, leading to a likely significant process of re-learning the aspects of life that depend on having the new ability - an ability he'll likely be disadvantaged at due to inexperience or lingering deficits.
All this said, it's obvious to anyone not blinded by wokeness that the investment required to get up to speed with an acquired or restored ability is repaid many times by the daily pleasure of living as we evolved to, with the full range of human capabilities, knowing that one isn't creating an unnecessary burden on family and friends.