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The technology to do this is... a long way away. It seems to me that human potential can be better realised in many ways, and eugenics is the way with probably
by Gatsky 5y ago
The technology to do this is... a long way away.
It seems to me that human potential can be better realised in many ways, and eugenics is the way with probably the worst return on investment.
For a start, we could try giving as many kids as possible in the world a decent crack at doing something important. Obviously this is very difficult and complicated. But then so is eugenics.
- naasking 5y agoEugenics isn't really that complicated. We've been doing it for millennia by selective breeding plants and animals. Direct genetic manipulation isn't the only form of eugenics.
- Gatsky 5y agoWell doing it successfully for complex human traits is not the same as breeding fatter pigs.
- naasking 5y agoIs it really more complicated than weeding out aggression from wolves? Or the breeding that actually made corn edible? I don't think you realize how much we've changed the world by deliberate gradual changes like this across many generations. It's totally feasible to see 10 point average IQ increases within a couple of generations if we actually did this systematically.