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The "we need males to continue the species"-argument isn't a very good one to keep men around. Very few men can impregnate an enormous amount of women. You migh
by incrudible 5y ago
The "we need males to continue the species"-argument isn't a very good one to keep men around. Very few men can impregnate an enormous amount of women. You might want keep around a good selection in your breeding zoo, for genetic variance. However, you won't need >50% as nature dictates.
- throwaway3699 5y agoGenetic diversity is critical for the long-term health of a species.
- doggodaddo78 5y agoExactly. Either mass polyandry or mass polygyny like a few Moulay Ismail Ibn Sharifs / the Dr. Strangelove suggestion are bad ideas that lead to de facto near incest in subsequent generations. Cloning is also a terrible idea because it freezes evolution to changing conditions and creates an existential risk like crop monoculture that could wipe-out the entire species with one pathogen.