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Mikel Arteta?s side will be deeply unpopular champions, but this probably says more about us than it does about them
There was a minor stir a few years back when some American scientists bred a strain of ?gene-edited? hamsters with the chemical that causes anger removed, presumably so they could achieve one of humanity?s historic goals: the dream of a more docile hamster.
Unfortunately the opposite happened. What the scientists created was a race of hyper-angry hamsters. These were described a little glibly in the media as Mutant Rage Monsters. But science is always more nuanced than this. We shouldn?t put angry hamsters in a box, even when we are literally putting angry hamsters in a box. Longer studies have shown more varied results. Sarcastic hamsters. Hamsters that hold grudges. Hamsters that retreat into silence on long car journeys. Even a subset of passive-aggressive hamsters who are, seriously, just fine with this. It?s pretty much what they expected from you, anyway.
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There was a minor stir a few years back when some American scientists bred a strain of ?gene-edited? hamsters with the chemical that causes anger removed, presumably so they could achieve one of humanity?s historic goals: the dream of a more docile hamster.
Unfortunately the opposite happened. What the scientists created was a race of hyper-angry hamsters. These were described a little glibly in the media as Mutant Rage Monsters. But science is always more nuanced than this. We shouldn?t put angry hamsters in a box, even when we are literally putting angry hamsters in a box. Longer studies have shown more varied results. Sarcastic hamsters. Hamsters that hold grudges. Hamsters that retreat into silence on long car journeys. Even a subset of passive-aggressive hamsters who are, seriously, just fine with this. It?s pretty much what they expected from you, anyway.
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