I can totally see this happening. We haven't solved the Twin Nuclei problem (as Eric Weinstein calls it)
My understanding is that mirror sugar is very expensive, and I could see someone doing the genetic engineering required to produce it.
Thanks for sharing.
Great read. I'm not able to comment on the realism of this scenario, but it seems plausible enough.
A science fiction story inspired by a HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33453037