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Re:The elite couples breeding to save mankind by notch898c on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @06:21PM (#35621208)
Thus it is misguided to pick a mate based on desirable qualities? Or it is OK for the individual but not individuals at scale?
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Re:The elite couples breeding to save mankind by biohax2015 on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @06:38PM (#35621419)
> Or it is OK for the individual but not individuals at scale?

Yes, that is precisely the case.

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Re:The elite couples breeding to save mankind by notch898c on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @06:44PM (#35621495)
Of course what follows then is the implication the individual is not misguided in selecting for desirable traits.

You're basically arguing perhaps for something like decentralized eugenics rather than authoritarian eugenics.

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Re:The elite couples breeding to save mankind by biohax2015 on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @06:47PM (#35621520)
Have groups of individuals been any less misguided?

Eugenics is one of those ideas that might sound good in theory, but a world in which the government has absolute control over one of your most basic human instincts is a horrible world.

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