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What parents will want will be informed by the environment around them. For example, when parents perceive the economy to be closer to zero sum, with clear "wi
by hkmurakami 10y ago
What parents will want will be informed by the environment around them.
For example, when parents perceive the economy to be closer to zero sum, with clear "winners and losers", they tend to push their children more to get every edge they can in credentialing and jockeying for the best position for financial security (read: Tiger Moms).
Hard to say what said environment will be in the future when more tools are available.
- M_Grey 10y agoThen maybe you want a kid who doesn't sleep much, has a high drive, and low empathy. That assumes you want success uber alle though, what if you want your kid to believe that handling poisonous snakes is the key to salvation, or something like that? Then you might need to breed a very different kind of mind.
- hkmurakami 10y agoWell exactly. Hence its hard to say what we'll desire given that we don't really know what things will be like. Who knows, pale skin may sadly be more desirable than ever before if things continue their current course. :(
- M_Grey 10y agoIt's weird to think about... people already try to look like particular types so much with just makeup, clothing, and surgery. As you say, it might be that we get some weird genetic monocultures for a while. Then of course, maybe they'll all die off. Breeding is a tricky business, as any farmer or botanist will tell you, and at least there you're taking it slowly.