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Re:There Have Always Existed People Who’ve Simply Wanted to ... by jonnathanson on Saturday August 05, 2017 @08:16PM (#14938860)
I'm a little skeptical. Isolated individuals cannot successfully reproduce a population. Furthermore, those who intentionally isolate themselves seem less likely to achieve reproductive success in the event that, say, they stumbled across a suitable mate, or a post-disaster survivor encampment.
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Re:There Have Always Existed People Who’ve Simply Wanted to ... by DannyDaemonic on Saturday August 05, 2017 @10:30PM (#14939338)
Perhaps I read the article wrong, but I was under the impression that he came back to society after 27 years. This would mean if there had been a disaster while he was gone, his genes would make up a much higher percentage of the population than if he had stayed.
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