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Maybe not? It doesn't much matter if you have a lot of offspring, if the offspring don't survive and reproduce. It's an optimization problem of having enough of
by throwawayboise 6y ago
Maybe not? It doesn't much matter if you have a lot of offspring, if the offspring don't survive and reproduce. It's an optimization problem of having enough offspring and being able to ensure that they survive to adulthood.
- alexvoda 6y agoThe key is to apply the strategy of the cookoo bird and have others care for your offspring out of their own interest. I remembered a case of of a obstetrician impregnating multiple patients but a Google search(1) easily proved this was not an isolated case as the first few links are all separate incidents. (1) https://www.google.com/search?q=obstetrician+used+own+sperm https://www.google.com/search?q=obstetrician+used+own+sperm As immoral as this strategy sounds I admit it is probably the most effective strategy from an investment/returns pov. It is cheaper than becoming Genghis Khan(2) and the effect is comparable. (2) https://www.nature.com/news/genghis-khan-s-genetic-legacy-has-competition-1.16767 https://www.nature.com/news/genghis-khan-s-genetic-legacy-ha...