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Oh my god this is awesome.
I hear raccoons don't make very good pets but maybe we can turbo charge the process that's happening right now.
I want a pet raccoon
I think the main issue is how destructive they get in adolescence. Like a switch flips in their head and they start destroying shit and being aggressive.
It sounds like there's a possibility that living alongside humans is selecting against that though.
I'm sure that with a little help from my friend selective breeding we could turbo charge this naturally occurring process to produce lovable cuddly furry raccoon pets that I could call friends.
Selective breeding? Are you a 19th century monk?
Where were going, we don't need no Punnett squares. We got CRISPR now.
I don't really give a shit how we get pet raccoons as long as I get a cuddly mischievous pet raccoon. Congrats, you're in charge of the project. Now go science me up a best friend.
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^oh shit I added too much capitalism^
I'll excuse capitalism if it provides me a pet raccoon. Just this once.