They're not talking about killing off 96% of the population, they're talking about letting the best and the brightest reproduce to fill society's ranks with the best and the brightest.
But where does it go from there? If in 3 generations the riff-raff is bread out, what is the new determining factor for the next stage of eugenics? If Timmy doesn't have an IQ over 150 we sterilize him because hes not the "brightest"?
if 150 is far below average, then why not? he can live a full productive life, fall in love, get married.
It's a very interesting topic. We've been selectively breeding animals for ages to get the best traits out of them. What would happen if we selectively bred ourselves?
Or even better, Timmy has a low IQ, but he's very good at athletics and is a natural leader. He'll go in the bachelor pool for the police or military caste, along with female bachelorettes with the same characteristics. Do you think a society like that would work?
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o_V_o ago
...and?
onesidedsquare ago
are you the 4% worth keeping?
MaleGoddess ago
They're not talking about killing off 96% of the population, they're talking about letting the best and the brightest reproduce to fill society's ranks with the best and the brightest.
01011011101101 ago
But where does it go from there? If in 3 generations the riff-raff is bread out, what is the new determining factor for the next stage of eugenics? If Timmy doesn't have an IQ over 150 we sterilize him because hes not the "brightest"?
MaleGoddess ago
if 150 is far below average, then why not? he can live a full productive life, fall in love, get married.
It's a very interesting topic. We've been selectively breeding animals for ages to get the best traits out of them. What would happen if we selectively bred ourselves?
Or even better, Timmy has a low IQ, but he's very good at athletics and is a natural leader. He'll go in the bachelor pool for the police or military caste, along with female bachelorettes with the same characteristics. Do you think a society like that would work?