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Re:Parents of daughters are more likely to divorce than thos... by throwawayboise on Saturday February 06, 2021 @04:31PM (#26050127)
Maybe not? It doesn't much matter if you have a lot of offspring, if the offspring don't survive and reproduce. It's an optimization problem of having enough offspring and being able to ensure that they survive to adulthood.
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Re:Parents of daughters are more likely to divorce than thos... by alexvoda on Saturday February 06, 2021 @07:29PM (#26051497)
The key is to apply the strategy of the cookoo bird and have others care for your offspring out of their own interest.

I remembered a case of of a obstetrician impregnating multiple patients but a Google search(1) easily proved this was not an isolated case as the first few links are all separate incidents.

(1) https://www.google.com/search?q=obstetrician+used+own+sperm

As immoral as this strategy sounds I admit it is probably the most effective strategy from an investment/returns pov. It is cheaper than becoming Genghis Khan(2) and the effect is comparable.

(2) https://www.nature.com/news/genghis-khan-s-genetic-legacy-ha...

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