I had an idea for either my current book or a future story that I'm told is calloused and potentially mean-spirited. I don't quite agree with the assessment so i'm hoping to run it by the Gulch to see what other level-headed people think.

Considering the headlines on genetic tinkering, what if things like dwarfism, downs, albino-ism, etc were all the result genetic tinkering in the distant past by a culture seeking immortality before they were destroyed? What if their work was unfinished when their end came and the gene defects were passed forward through what was left of humanity.

Mean-spirited? Calloused? Interesting?