Fantastic piece. This makes me wonder if we today are technically the "backup". The (potential) last non-CRISPR gene-driven generation that someone in the future may have to revert to.
“I’ve told you before, Daniel: roach isn’t an insult. We’re the ones still standing after the mammals build their nukes, we’re the ones with the stripped-down OS’s so damned simple they work under almost any circumstances. We’re the goddamned Kalashnikovs of thinking meat.”
