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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by mmmmmbop on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:15PM (#27040763)
Calling the DNA and the life it produced worthless seems a bit simplistic. Consider e.g. worker bees, which are infertile and rarely reproduce, but are certainly not worthless -- they are crucial to the success of the hive. This is an example of kin selection. [0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kin_selection

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