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Re:Gattaca is still pertinent 25 years later by majani on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @02:48PM (#34713818)
Many species have already slid to the bottom of that slope. The phenomenon is called Fisherian Runaway, and it's not pretty.
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Re:Gattaca is still pertinent 25 years later by Tv9m on Thursday February 09, 2023 @04:24PM (#34731723)
> and it's not pretty.

It feels somewhat ironic that when I looked up "Fisherian Runaway" the first thing I saw was an image of a peacock.

Evolution by "persistent, directional female choice" seems like exactly what our species needs to unfuck itself.

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