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Using dolphins as an example of uplifting reveals significant complications. Dolphins possess a level of intelligence, but their lack of manipulatable appendages and inability to wield fire poses limitations to their capacity for technological progression. Thus, any potential mutation that may raise their intellect would not necessarily hold evolutionary advantages critical for survival. Similarly, when exploring a theoretical ocean planet inhabited by intelligent crustaceans, the ethical dilemma deepens: Is it right for humans to intervene and provide technology to a civilization constrained by their environment?