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We need affirmative action for sperm donations so men under 5'9" can donate.

by atleastoptimal 4y ago

collegeburner 4y ago
i hope this is a joke lol why would anyone want to have a short kid given the choice? its objectively worse for the kid
- fatfingerd 4y ago
  Odds of cancer for something that's mostly about vanity..
  - collegeburner 4y ago
    no, its not about vanity taller people are taken more seriously, make more money, are rated more attractive, have more success fact is, making your kid taller is one of the better things you could do for it to improve odds of success also every time i hear something like this i have to wonder how well it is controlled... maybe if you correct for body fat percent it becomes lesser. or maybe being tall means u eat more so take in more total bad stuff, but eating a good diet makes this unimportant?
- anonymouskimmer 4y ago
  This is a tragedy of the commons. If the average adult height was shifted to about 4 and a half feet (1.37 meters) resource consumption in terms of food, transportation, building sizes, furniture and appliance sizes, clothing and linenry sizes, wash loads, heating and cooling (for smaller places) would all greatly decrease. We could have almost twice the number of people with the same resource expenditures. This would be a huge boon to the world and humanity. But, as you say, it pays to be taller than average (within limits). Just don't be involved in a roll-over accident in a standard sedan.
- atleastoptimal 4y ago
  Height benefits are a strictly zero sum game. Every benefit for a taller person is an equivalent detriment for a shorter person in their peer group. I can't support cultural tropes that require certain people be put down for the benefit of others. However as long as human beings retain their ancestral instincts we'll never learn any better.
s1artibartfast 4y ago
Same with donors who are ugly, low IQ, or have a history of genetic disease. If a woman wants to pick a donor father, she should also have to carry a second child selected by the state. /s of course
77pt77 4y ago
The cut-off is usually taller than that!

We need affirmative action for sperm donations so men under 5'9" can donate.

collegeburner 4y ago

i hope this is a joke lol why would anyone want to have a short kid given the choice? its objectively worse for the kid

fatfingerd 4y ago
Odds of cancer for something that's mostly about vanity..
- collegeburner 4y ago
  no, its not about vanity taller people are taken more seriously, make more money, are rated more attractive, have more success fact is, making your kid taller is one of the better things you could do for it to improve odds of success also every time i hear something like this i have to wonder how well it is controlled... maybe if you correct for body fat percent it becomes lesser. or maybe being tall means u eat more so take in more total bad stuff, but eating a good diet makes this unimportant?
anonymouskimmer 4y ago
This is a tragedy of the commons. If the average adult height was shifted to about 4 and a half feet (1.37 meters) resource consumption in terms of food, transportation, building sizes, furniture and appliance sizes, clothing and linenry sizes, wash loads, heating and cooling (for smaller places) would all greatly decrease. We could have almost twice the number of people with the same resource expenditures. This would be a huge boon to the world and humanity. But, as you say, it pays to be taller than average (within limits). Just don't be involved in a roll-over accident in a standard sedan.
atleastoptimal 4y ago
Height benefits are a strictly zero sum game. Every benefit for a taller person is an equivalent detriment for a shorter person in their peer group. I can't support cultural tropes that require certain people be put down for the benefit of others. However as long as human beings retain their ancestral instincts we'll never learn any better.

s1artibartfast 4y ago

Same with donors who are ugly, low IQ, or have a history of genetic disease. If a woman wants to pick a donor father, she should also have to carry a second child selected by the state. /s of course

77pt77 4y ago

The cut-off is usually taller than that!