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Re:What happens when a culture is driven by the need for mon... by gaius on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @12:54PM (#10547995)
They tried to do this deliberately in the early 20th century, incentivise college professors to breed and so on. Events transpired to make eugenics programmes unacceptable however.
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Re:What happens when a culture is driven by the need for mon... by chc on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @01:01PM (#10548046)
I think nugget's point wasn't about eugenics so much as discouraging the concentration of wealth in specific groups.
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Re:What happens when a culture is driven by the need for mon... by CodeCube on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @01:08PM (#10548098)
hahaha, really? I'm curious, is there any writings or media on this phenomenon? was it similar to the danish "Do it for mom" campaign (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B00grl3K01g)?
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