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The population size problem is not because people can't have enough children, it's because they don't want to have (enough) children. I don't see how cloning h
by Andrew_nenakhov 4y ago
The population size problem is not because people can't have enough children, it's because they don't want to have (enough) children.
I don't see how cloning helps with that.
- daenz 4y agoRegardless of the source of the problem, the end result is the same: not enough people. Cloning treats that symptom even if it doesn't address the source. But yes, you're left with a new problem: who will raise these new people? If it came down to it, the state. Or the state would assign children to couples.
- Andrew_nenakhov 4y agoCouples are unlikely to accept. So the only option would be for the state to raise them... I think I saw some sci fi movie where the galactic republic solved a problem with hostile robots this way..
- daenz 4y agoI was thinking more along the lines of Vivarium (very mild spoilers, sorry!), but yes.
- klyrs 4y agoIf the clones are wards of the state, then an industrialized/automated approach to child-rearing becomes plausible. Yes, this is dystopian. But if we're going to do it, we should use the Montessori model, with each cohort helping raise the next.