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Re:Explaining Sex Rate Changes by Balgair on Monday April 08, 2019 @11:22AM (#19605998)
> but it's like we're breaking aspects of society.

If anything, we're returning to the historical norms. Using genetic analysis of the Y chromosome, ASU researchers were able to conclude that the male:female ratio was about 17:1. Meaning that in human history, one man made 17 women pregnant, on average [0].

[0] https://psmag.com/environment/17-to-1-reproductive-success

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Re:Explaining Sex Rate Changes by pokethetomato on Monday April 08, 2019 @11:56AM (#19606361)
Historical Norms for humanity also involve a lot death and misery. So I'm not sure a discussion about historical norms is needed.

What is concerning is that our current society is breaking apart.

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Re:Explaining Sex Rate Changes by Balgair on Monday April 08, 2019 @12:12PM (#19606507)
I mean, the internet is on the same level of invention as the wheel, fire, the a-bomb, etc. We should be expecting some pretty monumental changes arising out of it.

Along the lines of sex and reproduction, the real dark-horse is CRISPR-CAS9 and the genetic revolution in general. That's not just readjusting the mating process/markets, it's a wholesale tinkering into heritability and sex as an idea. Eukaryotic sex goes back about 1.2 billion years. Suddenly leaping back to the 'genetic transfer soup' of bacteria is going to rock the boat in way we can't really see today. The entire idea of 'family' and 'child' is up for debate soon.

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